The Meaning-Forming Function Of Idiostyle In Shaping The Author’s World Picture

Abstract

The article examines idiostyle as a fundamental mechanism of meaning-formation that determines the specificity of the author’s world picture. The study draws on linguo-cognitive and semiotic approaches, within which a writer’s individual style is analyzed as a system of meaning-generating units that shape the unique linguistic space of a literary text. The interrelation between idiostyle, authorial intention, and the structure of the work’s semantic dominants is identified. Particular attention is paid to how idiostyle reflects the author’s cognitive and axiological orientations, transforming linguistic means into instruments for conceptualizing reality. As a result, it is shown that idiostyle performs not only an aesthetic but also a cognitive-interpretive function, ensuring the integrity and depth of the author’s world picture.