Algirdas Makarevicius. Doctoral Dissertation
(Abstract)
The Feature Article as a Genre of English Newspaper (Lingo-Stylistic Research)
Germanic Languages. Number of pages: 208
The dissertation includes an introduction, three chapters, conclusions, and a bibliography. It focuses on the study of lingo-stylistic peculiarities of the feature article as an independent genre in English newspaper style. The research aimed to investigate the feature article's relevant structural, compositional, and lingo-pragmatic peculiarities. First, the researcher studied the general characteristics of the feature article as a genre and a particular type of text. Second, a comparative analysis of compositional and semantic structures was conducted. Third, pragmatic factors influencing the selection and usage of different language means, and stylistic devices in the texts of the feature article were explored. Finally, a comparison of leading articles and short news items with the feature articles was conducted.
In the introduction, the novelty of the research methods was determined, as well as the theoretical and practical significance of the work. The following methods of research were described and used: investigation of theme/rheme relationships on the text level, comparative analysis, stylistic analysis, contrastive analysis, and statistic method of research. Chapter I was devoted to the investigation of elements of the formal structure of the feature article. In Chapter II, lingo-pragmatic and compositional peculiarities of the feature article were explored. Chapter III was devoted to the comparative analysis of the following newspaper genres: the feature article, the short news item, and the leading article. As the material for the research, 1500 feature articles were used from the following British newspapers: The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express, The Daily Mail and The Sun. For contrastive analysis purposes, 800 short news items and 800 leading articles were studied.
The research results showed that the feature article differs from other newspaper genres according to its compositional, semantic, structural, and pragmatic peculiarities. Two types of feature articles were discovered: expressive and logical. Besides, the following nine sub-types of semantic development were identified in the expressive and logical types of feature articles: ordo artificialis, parallelism, spiral development, illustration, amplification, dotted development, detachment, stepped development, and argumentation. Finally, it was proved that the feature article is an independent genre of English newspaper style.
The research results can be used for further development of theoretical disciplines in the field of linguistics of text and working out practical solutions to some problems in functional stylistics and English language teaching methodology.
Algirdas Makarevicius. Career Objective, Teaching, and Research
(Abstract)
The Feature Article as a Genre of English Newspaper (Lingo-Stylistic Research)
Germanic Languages. Number of pages: 208
The dissertation includes an introduction, three chapters, conclusions, and a bibliography. It focuses on the study of lingo-stylistic peculiarities of the feature article as an independent genre in English newspaper style. The research aimed to investigate the feature article's relevant structural, compositional, and lingo-pragmatic peculiarities. First, the researcher studied the general characteristics of the feature article as a genre and a particular type of text. Second, a comparative analysis of compositional and semantic structures was conducted. Third, pragmatic factors influencing the selection and usage of different language means, and stylistic devices in the texts of the feature article were explored. Finally, a comparison of leading articles and short news items with the feature articles was conducted.
In the introduction, the novelty of the research methods was determined, as well as the theoretical and practical significance of the work. The following methods of research were described and used: investigation of theme/rheme relationships on the text level, comparative analysis, stylistic analysis, contrastive analysis, and statistic method of research. Chapter I was devoted to the investigation of elements of the formal structure of the feature article. In Chapter II, lingo-pragmatic and compositional peculiarities of the feature article were explored. Chapter III was devoted to the comparative analysis of the following newspaper genres: the feature article, the short news item, and the leading article. As the material for the research, 1500 feature articles were used from the following British newspapers: The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express, The Daily Mail and The Sun. For contrastive analysis purposes, 800 short news items and 800 leading articles were studied.
The research results showed that the feature article differs from other newspaper genres according to its compositional, semantic, structural, and pragmatic peculiarities. Two types of feature articles were discovered: expressive and logical. Besides, the following nine sub-types of semantic development were identified in the expressive and logical types of feature articles: ordo artificialis, parallelism, spiral development, illustration, amplification, dotted development, detachment, stepped development, and argumentation. Finally, it was proved that the feature article is an independent genre of English newspaper style.
The research results can be used for further development of theoretical disciplines in the field of linguistics of text and working out practical solutions to some problems in functional stylistics and English language teaching methodology.
Algirdas Makarevicius. Career Objective, Teaching, and Research
