COMPOUND ADJECTIVES AS A MEANS OF CREATING AN ARTISTIC IMAGE (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF P. ZAGREBELNY’S NOVEL “ROKSOLAN”)

Abstract

The article describes the functional properties of the adjective complex as a means of creating an artistic image. Broad expressive possibilities of various structural and semantic types of the adjective complex are established when reproducing the most characteristic external and internal features character traits, creation of a certain psychological state, generation of various emotions and feelings. It was determined that the author most often uses complex adjectives with color semantics, as well as composites, the first component of which is the basis of good. Structural semantic features of individually authored novelties, which the writer skilfully puts into the context in order to present to the reader the original features and charismatic image of Roksolana, to express a subjective attitude towards the main character. Complex adjectives (composite adjectives) as analytical units of the modern Ukrainian language belong to the class of sign words and are characterized by a variety of structural-semantic types, an expressive stylistic feature, a wealth of semantics, emotionality and imagery, which contributes to their active use in any communicative situation. Composite adjectives are always used with nouns, narrowing down and concretizing the semantic features of a specific subject, highlighting features characteristic only to it.