Abstract

In the given paper the functional division of the system of the linguistic personality is considered and substanti‑ ated. The means of linguistic personality expression at the second (linguistic cognitive) level are analyzed in the given paper. The main means of linguistic personality expression in the speech of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories char‑ acter were distinguished and specified. In the given paper we considered namely: allusion, linguistic stereotypes, realities and archaisms. The basis of our research was the use of the theoretical and analytical method to establish the defining characteristics of the notion of linguistic personality and a comprehensive contextual analysis in order to highlight the characteristics of the detective’s linguistic personality in the texts being studied.

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