AUDITORY SEMANTIC CODE AS A MEANS OF CONVEYING A PROTAGONIST 'S COGNITIVE STYLE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERARY TEXT

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Abstract: The article discusses the linguistic and stylistic means involved in lingual manifestation of auditory perception. The lingual means of conveying an auditory perceptual image in the literary text are analyzed from the perspective of their potential in characterisation. The use of auditory based imagery is seen as a feature of the protagonist’s cognitive style formed under the influence of his passion for composing music. The perceptual plan of the narrative is conveyed by vocabulary with a semantic component of auditory perception, terms of musical notation, onomatopoeia, as well as music metaphors. The main trait of the protagonist’s cognitive style is the ability to express perceptual experience (visual, olfactory, tactile, etc.) with the help of an auditory imagery and, thus, compose music.