PECULIARITIES OF THE CONCEPT "UGLINESS" REPRESENTATION IN ALISSA WALSER’S NOVEL “AM ANFANG WAR DIE NACHT MUSIK”

Abstract

The paper presents the study of language units that objectify the concept “ugliness” in fiction. Concept is regarded as a linguo-cultural phenomenon embedded within texts. The text is considered as a coherent whole in which concept is realized. To differentiate lexical items that form the concept “ugliness” the author uses method of continuous sampling, method of componential analysis and contextual analysis. Semantic components identified in componential analysis form a set of interrelated features, which reveal the contents of the concept “ugliness” in the novel. The author concludes that the concept “ugliness” does not possess a high degree of axiological status, but it is filled with individual semantic content, which contributes to an author's style of writing.