PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF PARTICLES (BASED ON THE NOVEL “THE MASTER AND MARGARITA” BY M. A. BULGAKOV)

Abstract

The article describes pragmatic aspects of particles on the material of M. Bulgakov’s novel “Master and Margarita”, consider the semantics and functions of particles as polysemous words. A brief review of the literature on the definition and classification of particles is given. The research is based on the semantics and functions of the selected particles in the text of the novel. The author comes to the conclusion that particles as ambiguous words have different grammatical characteristics and fulfill semantic functions of different categories of words. The relevance of this study lies in the use of its results to assist foreign students in mastering the skills of using Russian particles as ambiguous words in the practice of intercultural communication and contributes to the process of understanding the pragmatic aspects of speech when teaching a foreign language. With the help of particles, the communicative goals of the speakers can be achieved.