ANTHROPONYMS IN N. DUROVA’S SHORT NOVEL “THE CORNER” AS AXIOLOGICAL MARKERS: THE USE OF THE MATERIAL IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL FAMILY EDUCATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN

Abstract

The need to develop spiritual and moral values among schoolchildren amid the transformation of the value system in modern society, as well as the significance of the regional linguistic approach to fostering interest in national history and culture, determine the relevance of studying regional text as a methodological resource. The paper aims to identify the specifics of the functioning of anthroponyms in N. Durova’s short novel “The Corner” and to test the use of this material in the spiritual and moral family education of schoolchildren. The analysis of 42 anthroponyms through descriptive method, contextual analysis, and pedagogical experiment (a reader’s conference with 28 ninth-grade students) reveal that personal names function as axiological markers of social class affiliation and the author’s evaluation of characters, while the use of this material contributes to increasing students’ interest in regional culture and the formation of family and moral values.