Author's idiostyle, linguistic and translation aspects

The problem of individual author's Stylistics, its place in the system of already functioning verbal means and its role in realizing the unique pragmatic potential of a literary work and the author as a whole have become the basis for numerous studies in the field of linguostylistics, which indicates the relevance of this work. The purpose of the article is to study the linguistic and translation aspects of the author's idiostyle. Methods. The paper used scientific methods: generalization, systematization and classification of methodological sources and scientific approaches to the study of the concept of “idiostyle” in the system of linguistic analysis of literary texts in scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign researchers. Results. The semantic difference between the studied comparisons and metaphors revealed some semantic value of these tropes and their functions in establishing genre features of Stephen King's idiostyle. Conclusion. Structural differentiation of comparisons and metaphors allowed us to analyze the frequency of their use in the author's works. The most common type is a group of binomial nominative comparisons, while other groups have approximately the same number of examples. Among metaphors, the most widely used type is a simple metaphor with a single image. The analysis of the translation aspect of S. King's works shows that each author uses his own approaches in translating lexical and stylistic means aimed at implementing a strategy to create a certain atmosphere. But it should be noted that the most effective is the use of lexical and stylistic means close to the original, while omission, transliteration and often contextual substitution in translation reduce the effectiveness of creating certain emotions in the reader. The basis for further research is to determine approaches to the study of the author's idiostyle in the dramatic genre.