Evolution of stylistic norms in xx century literary and art discourse

Abstract

Increased attention to evolutionary changes in literary language results from active attempts to fit the national language and culture into the world’s cultural diversity. Ukrainian literary language is not only a synchronic and diachronic type of system, which demonstrates the constant development of art, intellect, and mentality, but in a broader sense, it is the basis for the formation of national consciousness. This article aims to establish the conceptual and temporal evolution of stylistic norms in the writings of Ukrainian authors of the XX century. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach: the comparative method and literary works analysis - to analyze the literary works by Ukrainian authors of the XX century; to determine the parameters and dynamics of changes in the stylistic artistic norm. The hypothesis is that the language norm is a cognitive reference point in the formation and functioning of the stylistic norm. According to the study results, it has been established that the dynamism of the stylistic artistic norm is caused by the ability of the literature as an art form to respond promptly to the development of speech consciousness and artistic concepts, author’s thinking, and reader’s visions. The dynamism of the stylistic artistic norm is rooted in the ability of the poetic word to constantly evolve in parallel with the evolution of authors’ and readers’ consciousness. In the future, we should investigate evolutionary changes in the stylistic system of the Ukrainian literary language, dictated by worldview and artistic shifts in the linguistic consciousness and philosophy of the artistic method of authors and their audiences.