THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH OF INTERJECTION UNITS AT THE UTTERANCE LEVEL (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTION ВОТ ЭТО ДА)

Abstract

The article analyzes theoretical aspects of the study of interjective constructions in general and the description of the Russian multifunctional utterance вот это да in particular. The article provides rationales for the description of the interjective construction вот это да at the utterance level. The main reasons for such description of interjective units are the functional-communicative approach to the description of the object of research and its multidimensional character. The use of descriptive and functional research methods, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis, allowed identifying three forms of realization of the interjective utterance вот это да. First, it can be represented by a word-form, acting as an equivalent of an utterance and possessing the property of conveying the subject’s involuntary and unintentional emotional reaction to speech and extralinguistic stimulus. Second, it can act as a reaction form or a stimulus form of a dialogical unity, conveying the speaker’s intention. Third, in publicistic and literary speech it can be a multifunctional utterance. This paper shows that the difference between the interjection form and the dialogic form is significant for the successful communication carried out by foreign students, which should be taken into account when creating a system of exercises and tasks. This allows to research interjection constructions at the utterance level and comprehensively describe the multifunctional utterance вот это да for the purpose of teaching Russian as a foreign language.