Text Bonding “vprochem”: Context Modifications

Abstract

The functioning of the word vprochem in the text is considered. The description of this word is analyzed in various lexicographical sources, as well as in research literature. On the basis of procedural approach to the description of functional words the classification of contextual modifications of the word vprochem is presented. The relevance of the study is determined, on the one hand, by the wide prevalence of text bondings in different functional styles and the lack of their special descriptions in scientific literature and lexicography; on the other hand, by article inclusion in the study of the theory of text. The novelty of the study is seen in the fact that an attempt is made to determine the general patterns of functioning of the word vprochem based on the analysis of various contexts with this unit and identification of typical modifications. Totally 16 modifications were found out. This article presents five most characteristic context modifications of the word vprochem , which are designated as “Termination of the description / discussion,” “Important clarification,” “Correction,” “Return to the beginning,” “Focus on the new” and are commented. To identify the features of the functioning of the word vprochem the examples of its use in various texts, such as journalism, modern and classical fiction, are analyzed.