Structural and semantic means of creating the portrait of protagonist (on the basis of “The Story of Bandbox” by R. L. Stevenson)

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The given article presents an attempt to describe structural and linguistic means of creating the protagonist’s portrait based on “The Story of Bandbox” by R.L. Stevenson. The author gives a com- prehensive analysis of the notion “narrative compositional forms” and emphasizes the characteristic features of description. Moreover, the paper reveals the notion “portrait” and provides detailed infor- mation on its pragmatic functions and types.

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І. О. Лелет

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І. О. Лелет (2018). Structural and semantic means of creating the portrait of protagonist (on the basis of “The Story of Bandbox” by R. L. Stevenson). Держава та регіони. Серія: Гуманітарні науки, 53(2), 57-62. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-495465