Information on the thesis

The dissertation gives the peculiarities of functioning of means of temporal and spatial
expression according to the author style of the Ukrainian chimeric prose, namely, the story
«Iryi» by V. Drozd, the novel «Swan flock» by V. Zemliak and the novel «The house on the hill» by V. Shevchuk. The means that serve to mark temporal and spatial displacements are
analysed and the types of these deformations are listed.
The work gives an extension of some theoretical aspects of analysis of units of the same
group. For example, division of lexical and grammatical means of expression of temporal and
spatial  semantics  on  major  and  peripheral  is  explained.  The  first  group  counts  adverbs,
prepositional-case forms, nouns and verbs. The second one counts adjectives, pronouns and
numerals.  Major  ones  express,  as  a  rule,  all  categorical  values  of  time  or  space,  show
consistency,  keep  the  respective  meanings  out  of  context  and  prevail  quantitatively.  The
peripheral means acuire respective semantics only in context and function rather sporadically.
Verbs of motion are classified into the means of expression of locative meaning.
Comprehensive approach allowing to examine both formal and content component units
is  defined  in  order  to  study  the  lexical  and  grammatical  means  of  temporal  and  spatial
expression.
It is determined that the functioning of means of temporal and spatial expression in the
analyzed works has a number of special features that are related: a) to the peculiarities of a
respective literary style; b) to the individual style of the writer. They show up in quantitative
and qualitative terms.
The study found the peculiarities of the use of means of temporal and spatial expression
in the style of authors of Ukrainian magic prose, for example, the functioning of adverbs and
prepositional-case forms of locative semantics with verbs of non-regular groups, the use of
atypical units of semantics. It was found that the analyzed works have space boundaries, topos
and time periods acquire emotional connotations, experience is objectified in certain items,
feelings are expressed by the means of time etc.
It is defined that the temporal and spatial displacements are achieved through the use of
language units in unusual meanings. A large number of temporal displacemnts is associated
with  the  use  of  spatial  means  for  adding  temporal  semantics.  It  is  stated  that  spatial
displacements manifest in discrepancy: a) of sizes; b) of functional properties of spaces. The
displacements in the functional properties of spaces are explained by the fact that: a) a jacket
of physical bodies is not rigid and unchangeable as it is in the real world; b) unsteady physical
bodies can become solid; c) people and things can perform uncharacteristic functions and thus
acquire  fantastic  properties;  d)  there  is  no  concept  of  holistic  body  functioning  and  the
traditional hierarchy of body structure.
It was found that temporal displacements consist in: a) exaggerating or diminuating time
values; b) traditional performing of certain actions, repeatability; c) synchronization of events;
d) time change on the request or need of a hero; e) transferring from the present to the past,
the future or staying in a timeless space; e) objectification of time by spatial means. Temporal
and spatial displacements are considered typical  features of this literary type.
Comparative  and  statistical  analyses  of  functioning  of  means  of  temporal  and  spatial
expression  in  magic  prose  is  conducted.  Units  of  time-spatial  syncretic  semantics  are  also
detected in the works of Ukrainian chimeric prose.
Keywords:  time,  space,  category  of  temporality,  location  category,  time-spatial
semantics,  temporal  /  spatial  displacement,  chimeric / magic  prose,  idiostyle,  idiolect,
language means.