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FROM SCOP TO ACTOR: TERMINOLOGY OF THEATRICALS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH

Russian Studies. Germanic Studies. Romance Studies , UDC: 811.11’373.46’04

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  • Chupryna Olga Gennadyevna D. Sc. (Philology), Professor

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Terminology formation in medieval English has not been the focus of linguistic research so far despite its contribution to the development of the English vocabulary. Old terms formation, including those in the area of ancient shows and performances, was a natural process not subjected to artificial regulation, and due to this characteristic, it absorbed the meaningful references and patterns. English medieval culture of theatricals addressed the unlimited audience of listeners and viewers. Initially non-professional participants were creating that culture, and the relevant terminology appeared in the midst of general non-professional lexis. The developing terms retained the integral link with it, and some of them did not lose the motivation transparency. The change of cultural paradigm after the Norman Conquest, the fading away of ancient oral poetic tradition, the acquaintance with a new Norman-French tradition and its acceptance by the Anglo-Saxon society made the theatricals vocabulary isolate from the stock of general English words. Nomina agentis and Nomina actionis are of interest to linguists because they reflect the professionalization of words of general usage and their change into theatrical terms. The study of their semantics and contexts shows the role of Church in the formation of theatrical culture and English theatrical terminology. The aim of the paper is to reveal the phenomena and relevant notions, that bound English medieval theatricals into a single culture and to demonstrate how they were represented in medieval English. Research material comprises Old English and Middle English nomina agentis and nomina actionis borrowed from Old English and Middle English dictionaries and texts. The author employed etymological, word-formation, semantic and cultural historical research methods. The list of references includes 26 items.

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Chupryna, O. G. (2024). FROM SCOP TO ACTOR: TERMINOLOGY OF THEATRICALS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", 3 (55),
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