Attributive combinability of the noun "Theatre": semantic features of phrases (based on the main subcorpus of the Russian National Corpus)

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify the specifics of the perception of theater and the characteristics of its linguistic representation in the Russian language picture of the world through the system of its attributive connections. The article examines materials from the main subcorpus of the National Corpus of the Russian Language: referring to the language corpus allows for obtaining large volumes of examples of the formation of attributive phrases with the noun "theater." The methodology of the work includes methods of lexical and linguistic analysis in identifying models for the formation of attributive phrases with the noun "theater"; the method of semantic analysis in identifying meanings associated with the noun "theater"; classification and systematization methods in distributing phrases constructed on the attributive connections of components with the noun "theater." The obtained results can be applied in the teaching practice of lexicology and lexical compatibility of modern Russian language. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that it systematizes the patterns of the realization of attributive lexical compatibility of the noun "theater" for the first time, taking into account the semantic features of phrases with the specified noun. Moreover, the research is characterized by novelty also because it allows understanding what characteristics and semantic nuances shape the perception of theater in the Russian language and world view, as theatrical art is significant for both culture and society as a whole. As a result of the research, semantic groups of attributive phrases with the component "theater" in modern Russian language were identified, and the semantic features of individual phrases were revealed, which reflects the role of phrases in embodying cognitive processes that characterize the perception of theater. Furthermore, connections between the meanings of the polysemous noun "theater" and the peculiarities of its lexical compatibility were established, taking into account the context.