MYTHONYMICAL SPACE PECULIARITIES IN FOREIGH FANTASY LITERATURE (BASED ON LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND G.R.R. MARTIN)

Autor: Kharitonova, E.V., Fokina, M.S.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Russian Linguistic Bulletin, Vol 2017, Iss 4 (12), Pp 79-81 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2313-0288
2411-2968
DOI: 10.18454/RULB.12.09
Popis: The paper aims at exemplifying the characteristic features of onomastic space of a fantasy text. The authors examine the notion of a ‘mythonym’, systemize different approaches to classifying mythonymical units. The conducted study permitted to work out a thematic classification of mythonyms from the novels “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” by J.R.R. Tolkien and “A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones” by G.R.R. Martin and to draw the conclusion on mythonyms’ role in fantasy literature.
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