Onyms in Russian-language Rap Discourse as a Means of Intertextuality

The relevance of this study is due to the specifics of the subculture global context, supplemented by a semantic paradigm determined by the linguistic and cultural traditions and the social and cultural background of the Russian language community. The study aims to identify the perception of proper names in rap texts, their axiological understanding as cultural dominants that make up the individual cognitive base. Based on the conducted research, the proper name property to act as metaphorical intertextual signs of conceptualization and categorization of the real world, inherent for rap discourse, has been established.