ALLEGORY AS THE FUNCTION OF LITERARY PARABLES

The research importance is predetermined by the fact that parables, although they come from antiquity, still have great communicative value in all areas of life in our time. Although they are used everywhere as a simile to emphasize a certain message, there is little theoretical information on similes in literary discourse. The purpose of the article is to study the role of simile and situations when it is used as a literary allegory in discourse situations to understand their role in enriching public speech. The basis of the methodological approach in this research is a comprehensive systematic study based on a qualitative combination of theoretical research methods. In particular, analysis, synthesis (of syncretic elements of speech, creativity), abstraction, generalization, and interpretation, as well as descriptive and comparative. The theoretical and illustrative research method was applied for a detailed examination of allegorical metaphors. The results of this scientific research, as well as the conclusions formulated on their basis, are practical and have value for literary lecturers, philologists, lawyers, teachers, politicians and other specialists involved in the study of the features of public discourse. Literary allegories are powerful literary devices that use symbols and personifications to express deep and complex ideas or messages. This form of writing has been present since ancient times and has continued to be an important element in the literature. In this topic, we explore the essence of literary allegories, well-known examples of literary allegories, and how literary allegories are used to convey hidden and profound messages in classical and modern literature. Literary allegory is a literary technique that utilizes symbols, personifications, and fictional events to represent abstract ideas and messages. This form of writing is employed to express complex social, political, moral, and philosophical situations, using a hidden or symbolized dimension. In allegorical works, events and characters are presented as representations of a broader and deeper reality

THE ADMISSION OF ALBANIA TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The aim of this research is to bring to the public one of the most significant moments in the history of modern Albania. At the end of World War I the winning powers (Entente Allies) had to set up a new world order. For this purpose a Peace Conference was convened in Paris in January 1919. But, Albania was not included in new European projects, since its independence and territorial integrity was not respected. At the same time a new international organization – League of Nations – emerged. The League of Nations was an international organization whose mission was to maintain peace and collective security around the world. Therefore, the Albanian political elite viewed admission to the League as their best hope to preserve Albania. Albania's request for admission was rejected on the ground that the political and legal status of Albania had to be confirmed. In the meantime, news about the discovery of oil resources in Albania attracted the attention of British diplomacy. In exchange for granting a concession for oil exploration and exploitation to a British company, the British government facilitated Albania's admission to the League of Nations. The paper “The Admission of Albania to the League of Nations” aims to elaborate on the circumstances that led to the rejection and then the admission of Albania to the League of Nations, to argue that economic and strategic factors and interests are the main determinants of international policies. Albania’s membership in the League was of critical importance for political affirmation, preservation of its independence and territorial integrity. The perspective used in this paper is based on a comparative and chronological approach. This approach combines archival sources with contemporary literature to take a literal interpretation of historical developments

WOMAN STORYTELLING - CASE STUDIES OF PHILOMENE AND SCHECHEREZADE

In the 1999 monograph The Classic Fairy Tales (edited by Maria Tatar), Karen E. Rowe in the chapter “To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tales” lists two metaphors for women storytellers, namely, as the first model - women writers - she cites the antique example of Philomela (Ovid: Metamorphoses), who was victimized on the basis of a myth and was literally and metaphorically without language, therefore she metaphorically weaved her story into a tapestry and sent it to her sister to read. The motive of the female weaver is also found in the Bible

Transcending Religious Identity

This paper aims at exploring the evolution of religion and its relevance in contemporary society. It focuses on the journey of Sanatana Dharma, popularly known as Hinduism: how misbalance in religious and sociocultural life led it to divisive nature, and becoming a victim of hypocrisy and blind faith resulting in repulsion; how it became a strong political tool; how it affects identity of people; and why people prefer to be called humanists instead of being its followers in order to transcend their religious identity. The theories of the origin of religion have been explored along with some religious scriptures and their cultural significance in order to better understand the present relevance of religion

ASSESSMENT AND TESTING OF WORD SUBCLASSES AND COMPOUND PATTERNS USED BY ALBANIAN STUDENTS OF ENGLISH

Since contrastive analysis is the focal point of my research, it is essential to emphasize that this method is one of several that examines languages by accentuating their differences and similarities. This study aims to find, contrast, and compare English compounding patterns with subclasses of compound words that correspond to Albanian words regarding meaning and formation. The subject of what defines a compound phrase emerges here. Compound words are formed by amalgamating two or more topics to produce a new term. Their constituents may include nouns, adjectives, verbs, or adverbials as subjects. A compound is a lexeme, specifically a word, in linguistics that comprises multiple stems. Compounding is the process via which compound lexemes are created, with derivation being the alternative process. The capacity and technique of language to generate new words through the combination of existing words is known as compounding or word-compounding. Compounding transpires when an individual amalgamates two or more words to create a singular term with a novel meaning. The interconnection of word meanings can yield a novel interpretation that significantly diverges from the meanings of the individual words. The findings from the collected English and Albanian grammar texts indicate that, although English and Albanian are similar regarding compounds, they diverge in their formation of compounds. The primary objective of this study is to identify analogies and compare compound phrases in both languages

YOUTH CLASSICS IN THE SLOVENIAN CURRICULUM (1869-2024)

The paper deals with youth classics or authors and/or works proposed in the Slovene curriculum over time, from the first curriculum found to date (1869) to 2024. The paper presents a comparative analysis of the proposed authors and works from Slovene and world literature. For this purpose, 56 curricula (1,915 pages in total) were analysed chronologically in five periods: 1) Austria-Hungary 1848-1918, 2) Kingdom of the SHS 1918-1941, 3) the period during World War II, 1941-1945 (1944), 4) SFRY 1945-1991, and 5) independent Slovenia or Slovenia as an EU member: 1991-2024

SOCIOPRAGMATIC REPRESENTATION OF GRATITUDE SYMBOLS

This article examines how politeness plays a role in the theme of gratitude, and examines how this theme manifests itself in various contexts, using a literary text as an example. The researcher analyzes the theme of gratitude as a high sign of culture and a high view of morality, based on examples of its effective use in language. Gratitude is a multifaceted semantic principle; its social purpose is to strengthen trust, sincerity, friendship, and closeness between people, as well as its communicative category, which shows the nation’s culture as a symbol of politeness

A CRITICAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ISMAIL KADARE’S NOVEL—THE ACCIDENT

The importance of language, discourse, and study in novel The Accident is great. Man becomes a language user only if he lives within his social context. Verbalization is a process through which a person becomes aware of the world and expresses this awareness in the form of language; [for him], language is not a channel or a transparent medium for content or a simple reflection of reality. Language serves numerous functions in our lives. It not only allows us to communicate information and inform each other but also has a number of other special functions. We would single out two of them: language allows us to be and do. Thus, language not only provides information but also facilitates action and identity formation

BASIC COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING (OBJECT PERFORMANCE FOCUS (OPF), USING PODCASTING AS A RESOURCE)

This paper aims to conduct research concerning some basic cognitive constructivist approaches in language learning, in this particular, English as a foreign language. On the focus are the English Language Department Students. The main focus of this study is Object Performance (OP), which uses Podcasting as the main resource. Furthermore, after an in-depth analytical approach to the use of podcasting in language learning, it aims to unveil some of the main students’ cognitive activities, related to the podcast content and facts, as seen from the object performance perspective, which helps them recall the previous empirical knowledge content and facts by linking them to those conveyed by the podcasting content. Such an analysis between the two types of processed content results in a strong impact on structuring ‘a new blended knowledge with the students’ in both oral and written language productivity. It has also been proven that this cognitive approach is a real spin of knowledge that strengthens their overall communication in English as a foreign language

REFLECTION ON UZBEK TRANSLATIONS OF B. GENJEMURATOV’S POEMS

This article discusses the issues of translating the poems of the modern Karakalpak poet B.Genjemuratov into Uzbek, and the issues of the poet’s style in a literary translation. Based on these, the translator creates a new text based on the possibilities of translating the text of the original text of one language into another language. The work related to the translation of the original copy of the translation into another language takes into account the peculiarities of the translation are analyzed