Vestnik of Moscow State Linguistic University. Humanities

The article considers the mechanism of frame construction in the process of translation based on the first transfer of Chinese realities into Russian in the 18th century. The main attention is paid to the cognitive and creative aspect of translation that expands the boundaries of understanding. Translation correspondences in A. L. Leontiev’s book “Notice of Tea and Silk” are used as material. The novelty of the work lies in looking at lexical correspondences in translation from the point of view of frame semantics. The research methodology is based on frame theory and the concept of information stock of translation correspondences. The results show that the combination of transliteration, calquing, analogy and description forms a frame structure, providing the most complete transfer of culturally specific concepts.

The aim of the study is to identify the cognitive features (models) of phraseological units with a zoonym component in Germanic phraseology (based on data from German and English), as well as to determine the process of transitioning from stereotypes to national-cultural concepts through the comparison of phraseological units and their associated cultural concepts in the examined languages. The research material includes phraseological units with a zoonym component from German (205 units) and English (207 units). The data were analyzed using cognitive and comparative analysis methods, as well as descriptive and semantic analysis techniques. The results of the study consist in the conducting a comparative analysis of the unique cultural characteristics of 205 phraseological units with a zoonymic component in the German language and 207 phraseological units in the English language. The study identifies their integral and differentiating features based on stereotypes, applying a cognitive approach to language.

The aim of the present study is to determine the compatibility status of the contemporary digital toolkit for natural language processing in the Linux kernel-based operating system environment. The research is based on the material of catalogs and registries of general purpose and linguistic software developed by international and Russian programmer teams. The analysis, conducted by means of the descriptive and experimental methods, describes the functionality of specialized linguistic software within the framework of their use in the Linux operating system environment. A model of improving the efficiency of the Linux-centric linguistics digital workflow is proposed, built around the use of Russian operating systems based on the Linux kernel.

The paper aim is to identify and explain the differences between text collections of identical historical and cultural timespans that are contained in both editions of the Gotteslob – a prominent German-language Catholic prayer and hynmbook representing the vibrant hymnographic tradition of the last 50 years. The total data set includes 358 texts and 41,500 word tokens. Our stylometric analysis consistently relies on the Burrows’s Delta measure. The obtained findings demonstrate that German Catholic hymnography follows a nonlinear development pattern, characterized by the retrospectively ‘reinvented tradition’ of the hymnal genre; the latter largely explains the discrepancies between the studied text collections.

The article examines the conceptualization processes of historical memory in a polycode text based on the serial documentary film “Les Rois de France.” The purpose of the study is to determine the interaction features of visual, audio and verbal code systems that constitute the conceptual and semantic unity of the documentary. The identification of polycode means of conceptualizing historical memory was carried out using the linguopragmatic, semiotic, contextual and discourse analysis methods. The study showed that in the documentary, conceptualization of memory is implemented through visual symbols of power, historical iconography, reconstruction and chronicles, as well as emotionally colored musical and sound effects and expressive means, allowing pragmatically effective reconstruction of the past image as an integral part of cultural heritage of France.

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the attribution of a positive degree of comparison of qualitative adjectives and adverbs to the means of expressing the category of comparativity. The material for the study was a corpus of adjectives and adverbs in a positive degree selected using continuous sampling and contextual analysis methods from current comments and reports from German and Austrian media. As a result of the conducted research, the peculiarities of the functioning of the considered means were revealed in accordance with the equality / inequality relations expressed by the category of comparativity in the multi-genre texts of the German-language media. The influence of linguistic culture and genre specifics on the functioning of individual media is described.

The aim of the work is to understand the depiction of lakes and ponds by the Biedermeier masters. The study is conducted on the material of the poetry of the High Biedermeier masters A. von Droste-Hülshoff, E. Mörike and J.W. von Scheffel, who show a great interest in lakes and ponds as locus amoenus. Using the structural-descriptive method, the article analyzes the role and functions of the depiction of lakes and ponds in the High Biedermeier. In the overwhelming majority of cases, these water loci direct the genre mode of the High Biedermeier work to the idyllic. In the case of rivalry of genres, when a pond or lake appears in a High Biedermeier poem, it is freed from the influence of a sad elegy and an anxious ballad and resorts to feeding on the dominants of optimistic genres – a poetic prayer and a fragment. The scientific novelty also lies in the fact that the article is the first to conduct a review comparison of the motifs and images of lakes and ponds in Russian and German literature.

The aim of this study is to examine the distinctive features of mirroring in Edogawa Rampo’s story as a multi-layered literary phenomenon that integrates psychological, philosophical, and cultural dimensions. The study explores the semantics of the mirror within the structure, where it functions as a symbolic object connecting the plot with traditional Japanese conceptions; as an instrument of the protagonist’s identity crisis, wherein his reflection becomes a projection of the “Shadow” (C.G. Jung) and a fragmented “Self” (J. Lacan); as a metaphor for confessional discourse, where the formal death-row confession devolves into a simulacrum of repentance (J. Baudrillard). Special attention is given to Rampo’s transformation of doppelgänger archetypes through modernist aesthetics, creating a synthesis of Japanese cultural tradition and Western psychological theories. The conclusion posits that “mirroring” in the story serves not only as a plot-forming device but also as a universal mechanism for representing existential crisis.

This research explores the art historical aspects and issues of urban sculpture’s correspondence to societal demands and the cultural code of Moscow. The study aimed to examine the perception of public sculpture in modern Moscow’s urban spaces by residents and experts, specifically how and to what extent public sculpture in Moscow reflects and supports the city’s cultural values and historical traditions, as well as to identify contemporary trends and preferences of citizens. The research methodology included analysis of theoretical approaches, a sociological survey of residents and experts, and semiotic analysis of selected works of urban sculpture in Moscow. Key concepts in the subject area are presented, results of public opinion research and expert assessments are described, and their interpretation is offered from the standpoint of art theory and history.