THE CONVERGENCE OF TEXTUAL CONNECTIONS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FICTION DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article considers features of functioning and means of establishing textual connections in the English-language fiction text based on the novel “Sweet Sunday” by John Steinbeck. The coherent structure of a fiction text is formed as a result of the convergence of various textual connections: thematic, logical-semantic, structural, conceptual. The analysis reveals that textual connections at the content level are realized by specific linguistic means, including key words, lexical-semantic substitutions, conjunctions, introductory words, lexical and syntactic repetitions, incomplete constructions, nominative chains. The realization of conceptual connections takes place at the level of subtext, reflecting the deep meaning of a fiction work. Concluded is that creating coherent text structure involves the use of a wide range of textual connections, which are realized by means of explicit and implicit means. The convergence of textual connections is particularly evident in a fiction text, which is explained by the complexity and expressiveness of this phenomenon.