Контрастна модифікація прецедентних одиниць у сучасній українській поезії

Contrastive modification of precedent units in contemporary Ukrainian poetryLiudmyla Yuldasheva, candidate of philological sciences. Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Department of Ukrainian and Applied Linguistics, PhD student. [email protected], ORCID: 0000-0002-6561-8827.This article explores the functioning of precedent phenomena in contemporary poetic texts. It provides an overview of various approaches to the correlation between precedentness and intertextuality,and highlights the role of precedent phenomena in shaping the national conceptual sphere.It is noted that, when integrated into a literary text, precedent phenomena expand its boundaries and become interwoven into the broadermegacontext of intertextual connections at the plot, imagery, and linguistic levels. They are crucial componentsof linguistic consciousness, as they reflect established cultural and historical meanings significant to speakers of a particular linguistic culture.In Ukrainian poetry, the modification of precedent phenomena is widespread, shaping an author’s individual style and the artistic concept of a text. The contrastive modification of precedent phenomena serves as a powerful tool enabling contemporary Ukrainian poets to create deep, multilayered, expressive, and intellectually rich texts. The mechanism of meaning transformation involves rejecting traditional interpretations and redirecting the reader’s attention to new aspects, often resulting in the creation of strong, provocative images.Changes in the semantics and structure of such units contribute to the formation ofunique occasional meaningsand their adaptationto a specific context. At the same time, precedent units with updated content and form maintain aconnection totheiroriginal source. Despite significant advancements in this field, Ukrainian linguisticsstilllacks a comprehensive study of modified precedent units in poetic texts. Therefore, a multifaceted examination of this issue isbothtimely and necessary.The purpose of this study is to analyse the features of contrastive modification of precedent phenomena in contemporary poetic texts. The research clarifies the terminological representation of the concept of precedentness and related notions, defines the role of precedent phenomena in contemporary poetry, characterises the main ways of contrastive transformation of precedent units, and examines the functions of modified precedent units in the context of an author’s strategy.The scientific novelty of this study lies in introducing new empirical material —precedent phenomena functioning in contemporary Ukrainian poetry —into academic discourse. The research reveals the mechanisms of their transformation, identifies key techniques of authorial reinterpretation of precedent units, and determines their significance in shaping the artistic worldview. The findings of this study will contribute to the further development of the theory of precedentness.Future research should focus on analysing the dynamics of cognitive and functional-semantic changes in precedent phenomena within poetic texts.Keywords: precedent phenomena, precedent units, intertextuality, contrastive modification, poetic text, linguistic culture, contemporary Ukrainian poetry