From a Phrase to a Complex Sentence: Syntactic Features of Biblionyms in Chuvash and Russian Languages

The paper is devoted to the syntactic characterization of biblionyms (book titles) in the Chuvash and Russian languages. The research material was the titles of works of art of the 20th century, selected using the continuous sampling method. To illustrate and substantiate the theoretical positions, more than 500 biblionyms in Chuvash and Russian literature were examined. The analysis showed that the book titles have a variety of syntactic constructions. They can be word forms, phrases with a subordinate or compositional connection, as well as simple and complex sentences. In these languages, biblionyms are actively used in the form of simple sentences, which can be one-part, two-part (narrative, interrogative, motivational). Of considerable interest are biblionyms, which are complex sentences that are divided into compound, compound, and conjunctionless sentences. In the course of the study of book titles, their comparative analysis was carried out, unique features and general patterns of functioning were identified, quantitative calculations were performed to determine the frequency of use of different syntactic forms of biblionyms. Book titles can be short and concise, consisting of a single word or phrase, or complex, multicomponent constructions. Each of these forms carries certain information about the work, attracts the reader’s attention and forms the primary perception of the text.