SYNESTHETIC PHRASES IN T. PRATCHETT’S PROSE

Abstract

Тhe article describes the results of the analysis of synesthetic phrases in T. Pratchett’s books of the Disc world series. By synesthetic we mean phrases in which both words belong to diff erent types of sensory perception and do not aff ect emotions. Structurally, synesthesia is realized in the form of metaphor, metonymy, and can also coincide with the form of other linguistic means of expressing emotions, such as fi gurative comparisons, antonyms, etc. Most often in T. Pratchett’s prose, synesthetic phrases have the form “adjective + noun”. A seminal analysis of the structure of the meaning of the addressee and the source of sensory perception allowed us to determine the most frequent models of “touch + hearing” and “touch + vision”. An obvious anthropomorphism of synesthetic phrases “touch + hearing” was revealed, and their composite structure was determined, including several sub species of synesthesia and constructions with oppositions. Silence is signifi cant for T. Pratchett, which appears as a kind of boundary between life and death, which is also emphasized by the presence of the “light – darkness” opposition in the “touch + vision” model. The main functions of synesthetic phrases in T. Pratchett’s prose includ ed the aesthetic function of emotional and expressive infl uence, as well as the function of creating a comic, espe cially as part of complex structures with personifi cations, fi gurative comparisons, antithesis and paradox.