Pragmatic Potential of the Nomination of the Subject-Source of Fear (A Monstrosity) in Texts of Horror Discourse

Abstract

The research is aimed at studying the pragmatic potential of nominations of the subject-source of fear (a monstrosity, in particular) Introductory remarksFear has always been the object of scientific interest in the humanities: not only philosophers (S. Kuharsky, A. Turenko, W. Wundt, etc.) and psychologists (C. Izard, J. Laplanche, Yu. Scherbatykh, etc.) but also representatives of cultural and social studies (Ch. Baker, A. Brian, J. Kristeva, V. Rudnev, V. Wee), semiotics (N. Bukhs, L. Geller, M. Lotman), pragmatics (P. Cap), conceptology (M. Nikitin, T. Zajtseva) paid their attention to the roots and expression of this phenomenon. These studies contribute to each other and create a multifaceted view on the understanding of fear. Still, there is one topical aspect that needs

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