Elements of magical in the thinking of modern person on the material of virtual texts in the genre of aphorism

Abstract

The article deals with the peculiarities of investigating the problem of magical thinking elements verbalization in the virtual text in the genre of aphorism. The coexistence of different elements of thinking is stated in the current study. The statement that the elements of magical thinking are not inherent to exclusively primitive societies, but are present fully in the thinking of a modern person is of the main importance for the article. The genre features of Internet aphorisms are highlighted. The text of Internet aphorism is considered as a way of the elements of magical thinking verbalizing.

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Е. Н. Машкина, Е. В. Самофалова

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Е. Н. Машкина, Е. В. Самофалова (2018). Elements of magical in the thinking of modern person on the material of virtual texts in the genre of aphorism. Науковий вісник Міжнародного гуманітарного університету. Серія «Філологія», 32(2), 190-192. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-507643