ADDRESSES IN THE SOLEMN ODES OF M.V. LOMONOSOV AS ORATORICAL FORMS OF SPEECH

Abstract

The subject of the article is the category of treatment in the Rhetoric and solemn odes of M.V. Lomonosov. The task was to show that the category of address in Lomonosov's odes is used in accordance with its rhetorical codification in Lomonosov's textbooks of rhetoric: as a subjective form of speech designed to express the author's attitude to the subject of speech, and as a means of rhetorical decoration, contributing to the achievement of a pragmatic goal – to influence the addressee. The article describes Lomonosov's interpretation of the category of treatment against the background of the previous rhetorical tradition, gives a general description of the use of lexical classes of nouns in the role of treatment. The use of the most frequent words in the vocative function is analyzed – Muse, Russia, God. For the purpose of comparison, the use of common non-personal names in the role of odic addresses is studied. It is demonstrated that the semantics of the address is necessarily filled with meaning coming from the panegyric context. The lexical spheres (figurative and metaphorical synonyms) assigned to the studied vocatives in the odes are also revealed. The conclusions made confirm the assumption that Lomonosov's linguistic practice is the embodiment of his philological views.