Lexical means of antonymic relations verbalization in trylogy of Hervé Bazin’s novel «Vipère au poing»

Abstract

The article discusses the author’s concept of negation and its objectification features through the antithesis represented by antonyms of various forms. Demonstration of a binary opposition, the semantic distinction of antonyms, as well as their unification, are defined as the main function of antithesis which becomes the basis for antithetical cognitive model of representation of individual-authorial artistic concepts opposition creation. The focus is on H. Bazin’s «Vipère au poing» and the concept-opposition “hero-external world”, that is the key to uncover novel’s main conflicts. Internal and external types of focalization are considered as the most important means of oppositional relationships reflecting, its character is emphasized most clearly by subjective assessment on behalf of the protagonist. The leading role of focalization in describing antonymic relations represented by the antithesis is determined. The nature of antonymic relations was studied, they were analyzed from the perspective of external and internal focalization, and the relationship between contextual and linguistic antonymy was determined. Antonymic relations character was studied and analyzed from a position of external and internal focalization. In addition, the interconnection between contextual and linguistic antonymy was determined. Three parts of the trilogy were investigated and lexical means of trilogy oppositions verbalization were emphasized.