Lexical representatives of the concept of time in literary texts by E.M. Remarque
https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2025.1.22
Abstract
Introduction. The article analyzes the lexical means of implementing the concept of time in novels by E.M. Remarque. It is noted that time is a multifaceted and multidimensional phenomenon that has a close connection with the understanding of both the person himself and his life.
Material and Methods. As practical material, examples are taken from the texts of E.M. Remarque’s novels Der Weg zurück / The Return, Im Westen nichts Neues / All Quiet on the Western Front, Zeit zu leben und Zeit zu sterben / A Time to Love and a Time to Die, written in different periods, and their translations into Russian. The work uses the method of generalization, the method of linguistic description, the method of stylistic and contextual analysis. It has been specified that the representation of abstract concepts is characterized by a number of distinctive features due to their opposition to subject names.
Analysis. It is concluded that lexical means of realizing time emphasize the temporal rhythm of events in texts and are often used when describing significant events.
Results. Time is a multifaceted phenomenon. Studying its full understanding is still an impossible task. Real time is constantly moving forward, from the past to the future. In fiction, it is characterized by both forward and backward movement. Its verbal implementation allows one to come into contact not only with the relationship of lexical and grammatical means, but also with the author’s meaning. Embodied in a word, the general linguistic temporal meanings of the lexeme begin to be supplemented with individual author’s meanings, building a special artistic picture of the world.
About the Author
Yu. P. Nechai
Kuban State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuri P. Nechai – Dr. Sc. (Philology), Professor
149, Stavropolskaya St., Krasnodar, 350040
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Nechai Yu.P. Lexical representatives of the concept of time in literary texts by E.M. Remarque. Humanities and law research. 2025;12(1):171-176. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2025.1.22
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