CONCEPT “RAIN” IN THE ARTISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF B.L. PASTERNAK

Abstract

The article raises a problem of lexical representation of a concept in the poetic language. The article contains a linguocognitive analysis of the concept of “rain” in the artistic picture of the world by B. L. Pasternak. The image of rain has a pronounced cultural specificity and actively participates in the structure of poetic language of the poet. The idea of peculiarities in the fiction language makes it possible to identify the characteristic features of the studied units, which are found in poetic discourse. The researcher has attempted to give specific analysis of the significance of concept “rain” in the poetic language of Pasternak. The research has practical significance, since its results can be used in the study of the language of fiction, as well as in the development and reading of university courses in stylistics and linguopoetics. The presented material allows to make conclusions, that the concept “rain” is one of the dominated in the poetics picture world of B.L. Pasternak. The research not only contributes to the development of lexical analysis in the modern Russian language both in theoretical and practical aspects, but also represents the artistic phenomenon.