Linguistics

The article analyzes the statements in the English rhyming slang as an original phenomenon of linguistic nonsense, since the culture of nonsense is an interesting and little-studied phenomenon. The point of view is expressed that statements in the English rhyming slang are not only one of the ways of language coding intended for communication of "initiates", but also a special kind of semi-sentence statement that is formulated correctly in itself, but the subject in this case is attributed to a predicate that does not suit it.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the linguistic objectification of the linguistic and cultural dominant "Christianity" in N.S. Leskov language consciousness. A cycle of the «Byzantine» legends was chosen for the research. The author of the article uses the linguoculturological research approach in order to interpret N.S. Leskov language search, objectivating the linguistic and cultural dominant "Christianity".

At the present stage, the process of creating a newspaper article (printed or online) is turning into creativity aimed at attracting a readership. The journalists try to avoid stereotypical descriptions of current events. One of the most striking ways of conveying expressiveness and emotional appraisal for effective influence on a reader is intertextuality.