ENGLISH TEXTUAL GRAFFITI IN THE CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

Authors

  • Yelena YERZNKYAN Yerevan State University
  • Grisha GASPARYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE/2020.24.2.013

Keywords:

modes of communication, graffiti, street art, graffiti discourse, functions of language

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to view English textual graffiti in the light of the theory of language functions suggested by R. Jacobson. Graffiti is a unique medium of communication between different members of a society. The message graffiti text conveys is expressed with the use of a number of linguistic units that collectively realize one of the functions of language. The aim of the paper is to reveal how each function is performed in graffiti texts and what kind of semantic and pragmatic properties their constituent parts may possess.

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Published

2021-12-07

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (29) (2020)

Section

Linguistics

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Copyright (c) 2021 Yelena YERZNKYAN, Grisha GASPARYAN

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