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IMPLIED MEANING OF ANIMAL FAIRY-TALES IN THE RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES
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A fairy-tale describes the events that are impossible in real life; it often combines fantastic, invented and real layers. But the most important purpose of a fairy-tale is not only to make a reader or a listener imagine fabulous actions and characters but also to teach a lesson of kindness and justice, to speak about important things in life in a vibrant and bright manner. Both a fairy-tale and a fable convey moral values, but the difference between them is that a fable moral is expressed explicitly while in a fairy-tale it is an implicit one. One can understand a fabulous moral only by understanding the underlying meaning of a fairy-tale. Implications can be revealed on various levels. Firstly, it can be perceived at the object level, i.e. through the description of certain aspect of reality and certain characters and animals. Secondly, implications can be disclosed by analyzing expressive language of a fairy-tale. Analysis of metaphorical level of a fairy-tale involves revealing the double nature of the plot, assessing the events and characters. And third, the final stage of decoding implications of a fairy tale is studying an ideological level of a text, disclosing its conceptual idea and narrator’s thoughts. Generally speaking, it is the structure of a fairy-tale that allows us to perceive “moral” of a fairy-tale and the message conveyed. Fairy-tales existing in different languages have both similar, universal meanings and different, unique. Thus, animal fairy-tales of Russian and English languages in general sympathize with the weak and claims victory of the good over the evil. English fairy-tale, as well Russian one bears philosophical principle. Difference in implication is determined by the different moral values of the speakers. Thus, English fairy-tales tend to pay more attention to the material things; they are more edificatory and moralistic than Russian ones. Therefore, studying implications and decoding messages of fairy-tales in different languages clarifies moral values of the speakers of these languages.
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