FUNCTIONAL-STYLISTIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF HUTSUL DIALECTAL PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS IN LITERARY DISCOURSE (BASED ON THE DICTIONARY «HUTSUL DIALECTAL LEXIS AND PHRASEOLOGY IN THE UKRAINIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE»)

Abstract

One of the important tasks of modern linguistics is the issue of interaction between the Ukrainian literary language and territorial dialects. The study of the main aspects of this problem makes it possible to more deeply clarify the role of local dialects in the formation and development of the literary language, the foundations of its phonetics, vocabulary, and grammar, as well as the features of its standardization and codification. As research shows, the Hutsul dialect is most extensively recorded in literary texts, apparently due to its vividness and specificity. From this perspective, the functionalstylistic aspect of studying Hutsul dialectisms in fictional texts is of particular interest. In the dictionary «Hutsul Dialectal Lexis and Phraseology in the Ukrainian Literary Language» a segment of the Hutsul dialect lexicon that has been adopted by fiction and actively used by writers for artistic purposes has been lexicographically processed. Dictionary entries contain information on the semantic characteristics of dialectal words based on their usage in literary texts, along with illustrative examples, which significantly expands the possibilities for studying the interaction between the literary language, literary style, and territorial dialects. The dictionary provides lexicographic treatment not only of lexical (content) words but also of function words, which forms the basis for a comprehensive study of the nature, types, and functional features of Hutsul dialectal grammatical words, as well as their relationships with other parts of speech. Among function words, an important component is constituted by dialectal prepositions and conjunctions, which are the primary focus of this study. The functional-stylistic approach to studying Hutsul dialectal prepositions and conjunctions in the Ukrainian literary language within language and literature education outlines new perspectives for understanding the nature, composition, and essence of these units, and expands knowledge about the prepositional and conjunctive system of the Hutsul dialect, its specificity, and distinctiveness.