METHOD OF VERBAL PORTRAIT: PROBLEMS OF TERMINOLOGY

Journal Title: Мова - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 26

Abstract

When the specialists are fixing verbal signs appearances they are guided by specific rules included the methodology of «verbal portrait». Scientists and practitioners repeatedly noted that the use of this method is not effective enough in the detection and investigation of crimes. This was evidenced by A. M. Zinin and other experts in the field of criminology. However, the investigation of the pressing problems in the linguistic aspect of habitoscopy appeared outside the circle of researchers’ interests. Meanwhile the terminological apparatus of sketch appearance is nonnormable in the Russian language. It is one of the probable causes of forensic failures. In the article the limitations of modern habitoscopy terminology and the reasons for preventing its orderliness have been analyzed. The purpose of research is to analyse the limitations of modern habitoscopy terminology and to look for a reason that prevents their ordering. The object of study is Russian habitoscopy terminology. The subject of researhes is the terminology metaphor. This work is used a descriptive method. As the result the main reasons, that prevented the order of terminology system, are found. Conclusions. Among others problems may be mentioned the absence of the necessary terminology and symbols to attract guidebooks nominations of any description; violation of the requirements of precision of the term; the absence of metaphoric symbols for the nomination exterior signs; the presence of obsolete terms and ignoring the actual semantic derivatives, including eponym type. Practical application: the results of research can be used in forensic science, literary criticism, rhetoric.

Authors and Affiliations

Tatiana F. SHUMARINA, Darya V. TSAREVA

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Tatiana F. SHUMARINA, Darya V. TSAREVA (2016). METHOD OF VERBAL PORTRAIT: PROBLEMS OF TERMINOLOGY. Мова, 0(26), 26-29. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-393395