@article{Kuvarova_Budilova_2020, title={STRUCTURAL TYPES OF POLYVOCATIVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL FEATURES IN EPISTOLARY TEXTS}, url={https://ukrsense.dp.ua/index.php/USENSE/article/view/265}, DOI={10.15421/462007}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>. An important genre-forming structural element of epistolary text is the<br>indication of an addressee, which can come in a direct, address, metatextual or indirect address. <br>Various ways of the addressee indication in the letter seeking to establish contact between the<br>parties of epistolary communication, are united by the term epistolary vocative. If the addresser<br>multiply names their addressee within one letter, such addresses build a system of address<br>nominations that are qualified in our research as a polyvocative. Keeping in mind the fact that such <br>systems (polyvocatives) are very diverse and arranged in a specific way, the relevance of our <br>linguistic research lies in their exploration and classification.<br><strong>Purpose.</strong> We seek to describe the structural types of the epistolary polyvocative and explore<br>thereupon its main functions. <br><strong>Methods.</strong> A descriptive method was used to define the system of the letter’s constructive<br>features and to form the core of polyvocatives. Epistolary vocative typology building, and the<br>description of its components’ vocabulary were done by means of linguistic modeling.<br><strong>Results.</strong> We have identified three structural types of the polyvocative: framed, scattered and<br>combined. The framed polyvocative consists of two addresses, the first of which commonly opens<br>the letter and the last one accompanies the final etiquette formula and the addresser’s signature. <br>The framed polyvocative can be doubling (both addresses are similar), reduced (the second address<br>does not contain certain components of the first one), expanded (the second address contains extra<br>components) and modified (the components are totally different). The scattered polyvocative <br>contains two or more addresses spread over epistolary text, in which case the last address does not <br>belong to the letter ending. The scattered polyvocative can be homogeneous (containing one-type <br>addresses) or heterogeneous (containing various types of address). The combined polyvocative <br>comprises three and more addresses; it combines the features of the framed and scattered <br>polyvocatives and unites their functions. <br><strong>Discussion.</strong> The major function of the framed polyvocative is the phatic one, i. e., <br>establishing contact between communicators through the initial address and contact termination at<br>the end of the letter. The scattered polyvocative seeks to maintain contact throughout the whole <br>communication process; besides, it can also perform emotional and aesthetic functions. The <br>components of the scattered polyvocative may mark the utterances that embody in the letter various <br>speech genres (apology, gratitude, compliment, request etc.). This way, they can divide and <br>integrate the text. Further research perspectives are related to exploring pragmatic traits of the <br>epistolary polyvocative at large and its separate types in letters that function in various areas of <br>communication</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Journal “Ukrainian sense”}, author={Kuvarova, Olena and Budilova, Oleksandra}, year={2020}, month={Aug.} }