The lexical-semantic field "Theater" in the work of K. S. Stanislavsky "My life in art"

Abstract

The method of lexical-semantic field allows you to determine the composition of a particular lexical group, its structural organization both in the language system and in the work of an individual author. This article uses field methods to describe theatrical vocabulary in the work of K. S. Stanislavsky «My life in art». It is shown that the LSP «Theater» is well structured, it clearly distinguishes the core and periphery zones. The main difference between nuclear and peripheral vocabulary are: high frequency of use in the text (core and near periphery) - low and low frequency of use in the text (distant and extreme periphery); use in the main meaning, ambiguous lexemes are characterized by the use of several meanings related to the analyzed field (core) - use both in mainly and peripheral meanings (periphery), lack of restriction in use (core and near periphery) - the presence of restrictive stylistic, functional, temporal, emotional semes (distant and extreme periphery). A comparative analysis of the definitions of theatrical vocabulary in various dictionaries, as well as a comparison with contextual meanings, revealed the features of the semantics and use of theatrical vocabulary in the analyzed work.