Gapienko P.E. Structural and typological features of onyms in the English language art history discourse

The relevance of this work is determined by the need to develop a systematic approach to the study of the structural specifics and mechanisms of nomination of onyms in art historical discourse. The aim of the study is to identify productive structural and semantic models for the formation of art historical onyms. The study employs the method of continuous sampling, comparative and contrastive methods, the method of thematic classification and systematization of linguistic material, the quantitative analysis, and contextual analysis. The study material is a sample of art historical onyms from The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (5th ed.), supplemented by material from 100 articles on art historical topics. The specifics of the existence of denominal units in art historical discourse has been determined. A thematic and structural classification of art historical onyms has been carried out. Based on the quantitative analysis (the ratio of single- and multi-component units), the prevalence of single-component anthroponyms was proved. The major ways of their derivation have been identified. The syntactic (composite) and affixal (prefixal) ways of formation have turned out to be the most productive.