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V. B. Merkurjewa

E. V. Chebanenko

The article deals with the themes of a modern German literary fairy tale which create color of a specific time, moreover there are revealed their pragmatic potential and language means of expression. The material for the study is the latest fairy tales from children’s collections in the German language. The dominant linguistic stylistic features of a modern literary fairy tale include the internationalization (anglification) of the vocabulary, the inclusion of spoken vocabulary in the literary context and emotional markers. Avoiding stereotypes and innovative trends in the 20th century led to a new trend – not to perceive the actions of the characters as an example to follow, since bringing the fairy tale closer to life practically canceled the opposition good-evil.

Key words: folk tale, author’s tale, modern German literary fairy tale, genre features, language means of expression, anglification.

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V. B. Merkurjewa

V. A. Antipowa

The article studies the usage peculiarities of nonverbal communication components in the Soviet artistic discourse of the Russian German writers. On the basis of the analysis of examples containing elements of nonverbal communication, the peculiarities of attitude towards the Russian Germans are defined and several types of the relations between Soviet citizens (Russians and Kazakhs), Russian children, Germans from Germany during the Second World War and Russian Germans are identified. The kinesic components in the artistic discourse play an important role as well as the language means of communication. They not only supplement the meaning of verbal communication but also present the information about speaker (writer), his\her social and age features, character traits and other distinctive personality traits.

Keywords: communication, nonverbal communication, artistic discourse, Russian Germans, kinesics, kineme, facial expression, gesture.   

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