AGNONYMIC VOCABULARY IN FICTION TEXTS: CLASSIFICATION IN THE NOVEL “THE SWORD IN THE STONE” BY T.H. WHITE AS AN EXAMPLE

Abstract

The article is a continuation of the research the authors conducted earlier, in 2022, based on the novel “The Sword in the Stone” by Terence H. White. The first stage of the study is aimed at identifying agnonyms, the words that prevent full understanding of the text, and at classifying their functions. The second series of research described in this article presents the analysis of agnonyms and their classification. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that it simplifies the process of perceiving unknown words when reading the novel about King Arthur. The study of agnonyms helps to better understand the artistic intent of the work, eliminate gaps in the active and passive vocabulary necessary for meaningful reading. The practical significance of the research results is determined by the possibility of their use in a course on linguoculturology, in foreign language lessons in high school and in the 1-2 course of language faculties of universities.