THE USE OF COLOR-ADJECTIVES IN WORKS OF ENGLISH WRITERS

Abstract

In recent years, names of colors have attracted increasing attention in both Russian and foreign linguistics. A significant number of works have appeared in which color meanings are studied in different languages and from different positions. Works on the study of the structure of a semantic field of color meanings are being published. Names of colors are studied as a system of lexical units, where all color designations correspond to the spectrum as a whole. Recently, there have been works exploring the role of color names as one of the expressive means in the language of some writers. Adjectives expressing the basic concepts of color receive in the process of linguistic development the ability to designate other concepts and may have, in addition to color, other diverse meanings. Adjectives in these meanings are characteristics of actions, character traits, various feelings and traditions. In the works of famous English writers, such as Agatha Christie, G.E. Bates, E.M. Forster, there is a fairly wide use of color-signifying vocabulary. Their creativity is distinguished by a love of clean and bright colors. In their poetic works, there is an in-depth perception of color with the most subtle impressions of the real world. For each author, these combinations occur with different intensity, but they are all used to characterize a particular character, and for the integral compilation of an artistic image, are used in combination with other features of the hero’s appearance. Exploring the poetic texts of English authors and the color designations they use, we believe that the adjectives of color designations contribute to the expression of their inner world, images that permeate all their works. The analysis of English literary texts shows that the red color and its shades are most actively used in this language.