Double Inference in the Processes of Comprehension of Russian and English Discourse Complicated by an Idiom

Suvorova, E. V.; Polyakova, Liliya S.

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“…Therefore, a swan lays eggs." But this kind of logic is scarcely compatible with every day speech, that is full of implicit senses, colloquial expressions, understatement, grammar and stylistic irregularities, that is why, a syllogism or a deduction is generally an inappropriate word to characterize the mechanism of a semantic inference, based upon a dynamic, changeable system of linguistic and extra linguistic data (Suvorova, Polyakova, 2018) being processed in the course of speech comprehension. Nevertheless, an inference can have formal logic nature, provided its result is an objective and precise conclusion made on true to life facts or premises.…”

Section: The Theoretical Analysis Of Philosophic Psychological and Linguistic Literature On The Problem Of Principles Of Reasoningmentioning

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The principles of inference in discourse comprehension

Suvorova¹

2020

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A substantial research has been undertaken to reveal the principles of inference in the course of discourse comprehension. The research bases upon a new approach to the inference as a dynamic, changeable, ecologically compatible phenomenon which involves not only the processing of semantic content of linguistic units comprising the discourse, but also depends upon, firstly, a human being as "a receiver", who is capable of highlighting some part of semantic content and downplaying the other, thus, arbitrarily changing the focus of comprehension, and, secondly, a communicative situation, which interferes into a comprehender's subjective selection of the most relevant semantic data to be included in the inference and, thus, either supports or, vice versa, interferes and transforms the senses intended in the discourse. An important emphasis is made on the anthropocentric nature of inference and its close link to the cognitive restoration of the environment hidden in the discourse. The virtual environment indirectly influences the discourse comprehension and makes an impact on the inference. The action of the identified inferential principles is illustrated on the examples of understanding of some short dialogues and pieces of literary writings and has been verified by an associative experiment that builds upon the subjects' written, sensory and graphical feedback in the course of comprehending three small pieces of discourse.

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Section: The Theoretical Analysis Of Philosophic Psychological and Linguistic Literature On The Problem Of Principles Of Reasoningmentioning

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The principles of inference in discourse comprehension

Suvorova¹

2020

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“…For example, the paper by Yermakova, and Fayzullina (2016) studied idioms with a horse component in Russian and Tatar languages; the work by Kudryavtseva (2015) considered the idioms with a dog component in Russian; the paper by Golubenko (2016) analyzed catrelated idioms in Russian and Lithuanian; the study by Tretyakova (2014) is dedicated to idioms with bear and wolf components in Russian, etc. Taking into account that idioms pose a problem in foreign language learning, some papers consider state-of-the-art methods in idiom teaching (Yang & Xie, 2013;Suvorova & Polyakova, 2018) and methods of representation for their meanings in dictionaries (Vrbinc & Vrbinc, 2016).…”

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Russian Biblical Idiom Змий-Искуситель (Tempting Serpent) From Viewpoint Of Chinese Culture

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Mikova²

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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“…Активізація процесів міжкультурного спілкування та виявлення у мовах різних народів специфічних національно-маркованих компонентів сприяли розгляду мови як феномена культури, а лексичних одиниць -як засобу відображення національно-культурної інформації. В умовах сьогодення національно-культурна специфіка мови досліджується у межах різних галузей мовознавства: когнітології (Попова, 2007;, лінгвокультурології (Алефіренко, 2010;Metge, 2013;Suvorova & Polyakova, 2018), лінгвокраїнознавства (Гапонів, 2005) та психолінгвістики (Ахутина, 1985; Леонтьев, 2005; Швець, 2017: 201).…”

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Mixing and switching of speech codes of Ukrainian emigration (on the example of memoirs and epistolary works by Ulas Samchuk)

Panhelova

2018

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The problem of switching and mixing codes is extremely relevant in foreign and domestic linguistic science over the past decades. In this case, if code-switching is understood by all researchers more or less equally (switching from one language to another within a single text – dialog or monologue), then by mixing the code (code-mixing), the case looks much more complicated. The term «mixing of codes» is understood by different researchers in fundamentally different ways: from the introduction into one language of the elements of another language in almost unlimited quantities and in the unadapted (phonetically and grammatically) form before switching codes within the same sentence, that is, the kind of switching codes (the second approach thus postulates the process of speaking in two languages and removes the fundamental difference between switching codes and mixing codes). The study of the mixing of speech codes is an interesting and promising branch of research on the theory of language contacts. Among the fundamental works on this subject should be the study of P. Muysken (Muysken, 2000), where he provides a detailed typology of situations of mixing language codes. In linguistic research, there is a widespread practice of using «mixing codes» and «switching codes» as interchangeable, as well as a series of studies where the term «mixing codes» is used to describe and switch codes and massive borrowings. While the term «switching codes» emphasizes the transition of bilingual from one grammatical system to another, the term «mixing codes» implies the presence of hybrid forms associated with both grammars. In other words, mixing codes emphasizes the formal aspects of linguistic structures or linguistic competence, while code switching emphasizes linguistic performance. The psycho-linguistic direction concerning the study of the switching of speech codes among the bilingual environment explains which aspects of the linguistic competence of bilinguals allow them to modify the codes. Often, the choice of a foreign language involves a waiver of the synonymous form in the language of the successor of the language, thus opposed to an alternative way of expressing communicative intentions in a foreign language. The purpose of our scientific studio is to present function the mixing and switching codes on the materials of the memoirs («Planet DP») and the epistolary works of Ukrainian writers-emigrants in Canada, in particular, by Ulas O. Samchuk with his colleagues, publishers, etc. The main methods of research used were: the method of comparative analysis, which allows to detect English-language infusions as units of English, which determine the national-cultural specificity of the English language; the method of component analysis, which allowed to reveal the semantic interrelations of British realities; descriptive method and method of content analysis. In the course of the study, we came to the conclusion that the addressee and addressees, real masters of the artistic word, almost do not allow the English language to be spoken in Ukrainian, or such spraying is deliberately used and is a means of language play.

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Double Inference in the Processes of Comprehension of Russian and English Discourse Complicated by an Idiom

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The principles of inference in discourse comprehension

The principles of inference in discourse comprehension

Russian Biblical Idiom Змий-Искуситель (Tempting Serpent) From Viewpoint Of Chinese Culture

Mixing and switching of speech codes of Ukrainian emigration (on the example of memoirs and epistolary works by Ulas Samchuk)

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