Прецедентні феномени як засіб вираження іронії (на матеріалі твору Х. Конзаліка «Гірко-солодкий сьомий рік») (Precedent phenomena as a means of expressing irony (based on work of H. Konzalik «Bitter-sweet seventh year»))

Abstract

Стаття присвячена проблемі розуміння поняття іронії та вираження її через прецедентні феномени. На матеріалі твору німецької літератури виявлено та проаналізовано прецедентні феномени, з допомогою яких автор твору створює іронічний ефект. (Various approaches to understanding the concept of irony are considered in this article. On the material of work of H. Konzalik «Bitter-sweet seventh year» were identified and analyzed precedent phenomena with which the author creates an ironic effect. To study the linguistic-stylistic irony manifestations at different levels of language it is appropriate to use division of irony according to the context: the situational and associative. Associative irony depends on the text presupposition of a global nature, extralinguistic and intertextual presupposition. One of the ways to create irony is the use of precedent phenomena. In this study irony is created by the effect of exaggeration, that appears as a comparison of historical events and persons with ordinary events and people. On the examples we have demonstrated the creation of ironic effect through precedent phenomena: precedent names Caeser and Cleopatra and the precedent situation. In the analyzed fragments of novel of H. Konzalik «Bitter-sweet seventh year» as precedent names used world-famous names Caesar and Cleopatra, which caused no problems with decoding, just created reference to the precedent situation – transportation of Cleopatra made us search for information in historical references. Our investigation s howed that irony is a complex multi-level phenomenon, a special form of emotional, comical, critical attitude to reality.