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  • The lyrical poems that we consider in this article affect the reader with the depth of the author's thought, as they contain episodes of people’s terrible life who "were tormented, but did not repent" (translated by Zh. H.) (Boiko, 1969) during the period of the sixties of the last century. We conclude that, aiming to complete a certain poetic task, the author selects morphological units according to their different categories and classes. Grammatical categories of the verb are used (category of 69 Studia Philologica. 2026. Issue 26 DOI: https://doi.org/10.28925/2412-2491.2026.26 ISSN 2412-2491 (Online) tense, category of person, category of mood) to represent life situations in the poems. Within the category of tense, present verb forms are dominant, indicating static, constant pictures of life. The temporal plan of the present tense in some cases changes into the future, reflecting the author's forecast for the possible development of events. Researchers of various grammatical dominants attribute the tense verb dominant to the type of meaning dominant, "since the concentration of the single tense verb forms conveys the narrative in one of three temporal plans, while the verb forms carry not only the meaning of tense, but also the meaning of person, number and gender (for past tense verbs)" (translated by Zh. H.) (Samsonenko, 2018). The poet organically combines morphologically related categories of tense, person and number to make images that are largely unequal in society, contrasted by different levels of life. An equally important part in creating poetic meaning is played by poetic techniques and principles (concentration, juxtaposition, repetition, the principle of compositionality), which, along with the grammatical verb categories, constitute an individual authorial system of means for reproducing reality and events witnessed by the author himself. We see the prospect of the research in identifying other linguistic units of the grammatical level and authorial techniques that participate in the embodiment of the intentions and organization of the texts by the mentioned poet, as well as in searching for and featuring grammatical means that other Ukrainian poets of the sixties period choose when creating texts to implement their artistic ideas. REFERENCES 1. Boiko, Yu. (1969). Peredmova. Kryk z mohyly. Zakhaliavni virshi z Ukrainy. Baltimore- Paris-Toronto: Smoloskyp [in Ukrainian]. 2. Buvalets, O. V. (2014). Podviini substantyvni konstruktsii v rosiiskii poezii XX – XXI stolit. Extended abstract of candidate’s thesis. Kharkiv: KhNPU imeni H. S. Skovorody [in Ukrainian]. 3. Vykhovanets, I. R. (2004). Teoretychna morfolohiia ukrainskoi movy. Kyiv: Pulsary [in Ukrainian]. 4. Zahnitko, A. (2012). Slovnyk suchasnoi linhvisyky: poniattia i terminy. Donetsk: DonNU [in Ukrainian] 5. Minina, N. S. (2016). Aktualizatsiia chastok i partykuliatyviv u rosiiskii poezii XX-XXI stolit. Extended abstract of candidate’s thesis. Kharkiv: KhNPU imeni H. S. Skovorody [in Ukrainian]. 6. Oleksenko, O. A. (2020).Vydo-chasovi vidnoshennia yak kompozytsiinyi zasib orhanizatsii 206 – 214. doslidzhennia, lirychnoho https://doi.org/10.34142/23127546.2020.52.19 [in Ukrainian].

    The The Dominant Present-tense Verb Form in the Lyrical Poetry by Mykola Kholodnyi · 2026 · DOI

  • The conceptual category of the mystical has a complex hierarchical semantic structure, represented by two subcategorical features: "mysterious" and "fear". Each of these features varies according to the complex of its semantic components in culture, language and literature. This conceptual category is a unity of interconnected semantic components that act as direct and vivid explications of the norms of consciousness and connect the linguistic material with the organisational principles of the thinking process, receiving particular cultural realisation. This category is characterised by a number of differential features: phenomenalism, irrationality, non-agency, emotionality, symbolism and sacredness. Consequently, after analysing a number of modern encyclopaedic and lexicographical sources, carrying out a number of etymological and cultural studies, and taking into account a rather peculiar field of the study (the Gothic novel), we define the mystical in English fiction as a genre feature associated with the motif of mystery, belief in the supernatural, irrationalism as a certain way of cognition of reality based on the creation of an atmosphere of fear aggravation of the unknown. Ukrainian mystic literature is based on the three-fold model of Christianity. Its components ‒ the irrational, the mystical, and the religious ‒ are interdependent. Mysticism is the interpretation of individual mystical experience with a transcendent beginning that belongs to the irrational sphere of consciousness. However, in contemporary Ukrainian literature the mystical as a kind of fantastic meta-genre is not a presentation of the mystical experience, but a fictional image of the mystical, which, due to the existing variety of meta-genres (mystical thriller, love story (novel), mystical detective, adventure mysticism, etc.), acquires a different form and content. The strategy of reader's hesitation and tension in creating the mystical modus of the text that has proved to be the most productive over centuries, does not remain the only relevant in the era of postcolonial perception. It acquired the features of a "weird, but successful conglomeration" of the Ukrainian demonological Pantheon with its traditionally scary framework and burlesque as a type of writing, genetically rooted in the culture of popular laughter and focused on the deliberate discrepancy between content and form. This unparalleled ability of the Ukrainian mind and mentality proves of the utmost importance in war and post-war periods. The attitude of Ukrainians to mystical events, especially during the last years when the existence of the Universal Evil is indisputable, conveys ironic and 306 Studia Philologica. 2026.

    Gothic Tradition of the Mystic Experience Transformation in European Linguoculture · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need for further studies on the area of construction of Gusii masculinities because this paper is a relatively brief study to cover all the areas of Gusii masculinities. Secondly, other classes of Gusii oral poems can be used in further research, given that this study was hinged on a few poems that were purposively sampled. This means that a lot more of other poems were left out, hence, the reality that the area of Gusii masculinities has not been exhaustively covered. The area of contestations to the masculinities in the Gusii cosmos should be investigated in further the construction of Gusii investigations masculinities. into REFERENCES Akivaga, K. & Odaga, B. (1982). Oral Literature: A School Certificate Course. Nairobi. East African Publishing Press. Albrecht, M.C. (1978). “The Relationship of Literature and Society” in Literature Taste, Culture and Mass Communication Vol 6. The Sociology of Literature. Peter Davidson et al. Chadwyck; Healy Ltd. Bwonya, J. (2013). Gender Spaces in Maragoli Children’s Play Poetry. (Unpublished doctoral thesis), Department of Literary Studies. Maseno University, Kenya. Chandler, D. (1995). Semiotics: The Basics. London: Routledge. _________. (2005).

    Construction of Masculinities in Special Purpose Gusii Oral Poetry · 2026 · DOI

  • On the other hand, there is another clear tendency: the old folksongs – both performed in traditional manner and in modern arrangements – exist as a certain part of subculture, while another popular repertoire flourishes in the contemporary society, however, essentially escaping attention of folklorists and so far underresearched as expression of national and social…

    Canonical Concept of Folksong from the 18th Century until Nowadays · 2021 · DOI

  • In such circumstances it may be wise to turn to the writing of another, to a text whose temper remains unknown, say one of the "asemic" inscriptions of the Argentine writer Mirtha Dermisache (1940–2012).

    What is the Matter? A Meditation on Illegible Writing · 2021 · DOI

  • The article reviews the existing approaches of the quantum-linguistic study of text and related methods that implement the principles of quantum linguistics and can be used in obtaining the theoretical basis for further research on the technical aspect of the quantum linguistics’ use in providing the state information security in case of possible hostile propaganda of one person, as well as groups of people, provided both the known and the unknown psychological portrait of the attacker.

    Using the principles of quantum linguistics in information warfare · 2019 · DOI

  • ‘What is said’, rooted in Grice (1975), has been subject to extensive discussion and numerous reanalyses under a variety of terms (see, for example, Recanati 1993; Bach 1994; Carston 2002), but no agreement has been reached as to the content of ‘what is said’ and the borderline between ‘what is said’ and ‘what is implicated’.

    Lying and Misleading within the Philosophy of Language: A Relevance-Theoretic Perspective · 2017 · DOI

  • The timeliness of chosen topic is determined by high artistic level, experimental intentions, innovative approach of dramaturgy of 80-90s of XX century; insufficient research of literature for stage, necessity to define its place in literature process, and also demand to solve a number of general theoretical problems, in particular to define peculiarities and forms of auto reflection of literature, demonstration of linkage between this phenomenon and transitional artistic thinking.

    “BLUE CAR” BY YAROSLAV STELMAKH: MEDIA DISCOURSE AND INNOVATION OF FORMS · 2016 · DOI

  • The research presented in this article discusses the specificity of health discourse, which has not been described yet in Lithuanian linguistics: it is strived to substantiate the title of the discourse under analysis and present one of the possible ways of analysis.

    Metaforinis KARO modelis Lietuvos Sveikatos diskurse (1980–2001 m.) · 2015 · DOI

  • If we assume that the characters created by all the three authors, characterized by a marked fi ctional existence (from Witkacy to Gombrowicz to Schulz), constitute a wider metaliterary refl ection, we should add that these constructions are not limited to a game with conventions, and rather constitute an “indirect form of existential and anthropological refl ection through poetics and style – they articulate [.

    Characters in the Prose Works of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Bruno Schulz, and Witold Gombrowicz · 2014 · DOI

  • As regards interpretation, not only in theory (which is rather scarce, especially in common law), but also in practice (the court verdicts in cases dealing with libel and slander) the important issue is not how the defamatory statement makes the person referred to feel, but the impression it is likely to make on those reading it (McBride, Bagshaw, 2008 in: Quinn, 2007:209).

    Waging Wars with Words – Libel and Slander in the Polish Statutory Law and English Common Law · 2014 · DOI

  • Yet, forty years after the publication of the late Charles Ferguson’s historic paper on diglossia (Ferguson 1959), a coherent and generally accepted theory of diglossia remains to be formulated.

    Outline of a theory of diglossia · 2002 · DOI

  • Lyric epiphany, while a component of classical poetics – both Western and Eastern – and a subcategory of ideologies of Primitivism and, within that, of Modernism, is also, like the human body, part of the human experience that can and should be studied as part of cultural linguistics and sociolinguistics.

    Lyric epiphany · 2001 · DOI

  • IN SPITE OF THE INTEREST THAT THE BLACK fundamentalist preaching style has raised in scholarly research, very little is known about the actual mechanics used by black preachers to effect their sermons.

    West African Poetics in the Black Preaching Style · 1989 · DOI

  • With this investigation serving as a basis, the content of the individual speeches could be studied to determine the effect of form on thought or vice versa. Many content items can be studied in relation to form, such as kinds of argument, position of main verb, position of clauses, etc., with respect to sentence length and with respect to kinds of sentences. It is hoped that the beginnings now made in the field of statistical analysis of oral style will be followed by studies of other great American and British orators. When there is an accumulation of Downloaded by [New York University] at 08:35 11 January 2015 90 SPEECH MONOGRAPHS data on form of composition, then a detailed analysis of content in relation to form can be made. The following are the speeches which were studied, together with the classification, the occasion for delivery and the publisher: LEGISLATIVE: 1. "Presenting the Peace Treaty for Ratification," Address to the Senate of the United States, July 10, 1919. From official government publication in Mr. Wilson's files. War and Peace, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 537. 2. "For Declaration of War Against Germany," Address delivered at a joint session of the two Houses of Congress, April 2, 1917. From 65th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 5. War and Peace, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 6. 3. "National Currency and Banking," Delivered before Congress June 23, 1913. From the official publication in Mr. Wilson's files. The New Democracy, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 37. 4. "The Tariff," First Special Address to Congress asking immediate revision of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff, April 8, 1913. From Congressional Record, 63rd Congress, 1st Session, vol. 50, 130. 5. "Trusts and Monopolies," Special Address to Congress, January 20, 1914, From original copy corrected in Mr. Wilson's own hand. The New Democracy, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 81. 6. "Methods of Railway Control," Delivered before a joint Session of both Houses of Congress, January 4, 1918. From official Government Publications in Mr. Wilson's file. War and Peace, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 150. 7. "Money for the War," Address delivered at a joint Session of both Houses of Congress, May 27, 1918. From official publications in Mr. Wilson's file. War and Peace, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 216. CAMPAIGN: 8. "Address Delivered on Western Tour," Delivered at Columbus, Ohio, September 4, 1919. First address of tour. War and Peace, New York: Harper & Bros., 1927, vol. I, 590. 9.

    An objective study of the speech style of Woodrow Wilson∗ · 1936 · DOI

  • In addition, experimental studies on how the cognitive system realizes the mental constructs in the reading–comprehension process are insufficient in the Turkish literature.

    Using Temporal Information to Construct Situation Models of Narratives · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the application of mental landscaping to multimodal popular science discourse in order to assess the effectiveness of various semiotic resources in facilitating the communication and popularization of scientific knowledge.

    Mental Models of the Russian–Ukrainian War: A Popular Science Perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • The image of Cassandra in Aeschylus''Agamemnon is built on the unity of opposites: prophetess and slave; unlimited knowledge and the impossibility of communicating it.

    Cassandra's Prophecies in Aeschylus' Tragedy "Agamemnon": linguopragmatic Aspect · 2026 · DOI

  • In the proposed context, the enactivist approach shows its potential in view of the functional use of relevant corporal correlates and can be applied in further studies of various genres of non-fiction literary samples.

    The Enactivist Dimension of the Book “Captivity” by Valeria “Nava” Subotina · 2026 · DOI

  • While literary geography and onomastics have gained scholarly attention, the specific role of toponyms in distinguishing between literary genres remains under-explored.

    Hustota toponym v lyrice a epice (na materiálu české poezie 2. poloviny 19. století) · 2026 · DOI

  • The conclusions note a low degree of variety in the means of expressing emotion and emphasize the need for further research on emotionality in true crime podcasts.

    Linguistic Markers of Emotion in Justyna Mazur-Kudelska’s Podcast Series “Droga Po Kres” · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite its critical and widespread acclaim, the systematic exploration of specific pragma-stylistic strategies that Orwell uses to depict manipulation and propaganda are understudied in the literature.

    Linguistic Manipulation in Orwell’s Animal Farm: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective · 2024 · DOI

  • Further, it recommends broadening the focus of research to understudied genres and applying the methods of media linguistics to studies about the genesis of media texts in the Croatian language.

    Media Linguistics: Emergence, Contemporary Trends and Recommendations for Development in the Republic of Croatia · 2024 · DOI

  • Therefore, in order to fill the gap in the literature associated with the narrative structure of Conrad's shorter works, the authors of this article consider in detail the ideas of Genette's narratology for Conrad's story "Youth, Narration".

    Russian Formalism in Practice: A Narratological Reading of Joseph Conrad's Youth · 2023 · DOI

  • When the United States sought the council’s imprimatur for its invasion of Iraq, rather than oppose the invasion outright the French foreign minister insisted repeatedly that there was at this point insufficient evidence or provocation, stating “Not yet” while subtexting “Never.

    The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life, by Laurent Pernot, trans. W. E. Higgins · 2023 · DOI

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