FUNCTIONING OF CHINESE SEMANTIC CALQUES IN BORIS YULSKY’S STORIES

Abstract

The article examines the functional and stylistic potential of semantic calquing in the literary embodiment of the dialogue of cultures. Traditionally, calque is interpreted as a type of borrowing or a way of translation, but in the process of analyzing literary text, calque is seen as a tool that allows a writer, using the means of one language, to reflect the consciousness of a native speaker of another language. Specific cases of the use of Chinese semantic calques in Boris Yulsky’s stories are identified and analyzed. The conclusions are made about their literary functions: Chinese semantic calques allow the writer to reflect important features of Chinese picture of the world and national communicative behavior, create authentic images of Chinese characters, immerse Russian reader into the atmosphere of Chinese culture.