Abstract
The variability of discursive practices based on the titles of
American fine arts products is described in the article. In modern
Russian linguistics, discourse is analyzed as the unity of the text
and the context in terms of their socio-cultural and linguistic
components. From the interpretation of «discourse», it may be
concluded that the titles of fine arts products cover a lot of specific
properties and features of the discursive space. The titles of the
pictures under analysis are associated with the topic of childhood.
The topic of childhood is rather multifolded so the results of the
research in the present article are limited to the description of the
subgroup including the names of animals since the animals
constitute an integral part of the childhood world – they help
children to explore the world and develop a sense of caring and
responsibility. The authors of the canvases apply the verbalized
versions of the constituents forming the above mentioned nominative
paradigm to demonstrate the spiritual world of childhood in the
most vivid and colourful manner.