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Olfactory Vocabulary as a Reflection of Evaluative Perception in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s Novel The Kukotsky Enigma The aim of this article is to analyse the olfactory vocabulary in the novel Kazus Kukotskogo by Ludmila Ulitskaya (2001; English edition: The Kukotsky Enigma, 2016). The issues addressed in the novel are topical and controversial. The theme of the degeneration of Soviet man is revealed against the background of his contacts with the odours of the natural world and the world of civilisation. The study applies a general classification of olfactory vocabulary developed on the basis of the research by M. Schleidt, P. Newman and H. Morishita, as well as N. S. Pavlova. Explications of smells in the novel include nouns (zapakh, dukh, aromat, dushok), adjectives (pakhuchiĭ, voniuchiĭ, smradnyĭ, smerdiashchiĭ) and verbs (denoting the manifestation of smell: pakhnutʹ, nesti, voniatʹ; denoting the perception of smell: vdykhatʹ, vtianutʹ/vtiagivatʹ, priniukhivatʹsia, chuiatʹ). The evaluative component gradually intensifies as one moves away from nature and approaches the social aspect of human life. The correlation between the concepts of fragrance (good) and stench (evil, sin) is associated with the characteristics of nature and civilisation. The lexemes used to nominate and characterise negatively labelled odours belong to a civilisation that is far from nature and contrary to its values. Słownictwo dotyczące zapachów jako odzwierciedlenie percepcji wartościującej w powieści Ludmiły Ulickiej Przypadek doktora Kukockiego Artykuł podejmuje analizę słownictwa dotyczącego zapachów w powieści Казус Кукоцкого Ludmiły Ulickiej (2001; wydanie polskie: Przypadek doktora Kukockiego, 2006). Zagadnienia poruszane w powieści są aktualne i kontrowersyjne. Temat degeneracji człowieka radzieckiego ujawnia się na tle jego kontaktów z zapachami świata natury i świata cywilizacji. W artykule zastosowano ogólną klasyfikację słownictwa dotyczącego zapachów opracowaną na podstawie badań M. Schleidta, P. Newmana i H. Morishity oraz N. S. Pawłowej. Eksplikacje zapachów w omawianej powieści obejmują rzeczowniki (запах, дух, аромат, душок), przymiotniki (пахучий, вонючий, смрадный, смердящий) i czasowniki (oznaczające przejawianie się zapachu: пахнуть, нести, вонять; oznaczające percepcję zapachu: вдыхать, втянуть/втягивать, принюхиваться, чуять). Komponent wartościujący stopniowo nasila się w miarę oddalania się od natury i zbliżania do społecznego aspektu życia człowieka. Korelacja między pojęciami woni (dobro) i odoru (zło, grzech) jest powiązana z cechami natury i cywilizacji. Leksemy używane do nominacji i charakterystyki negatywnie oznaczanych zapachów należą do cywilizacji oddalonej od natury i sprzecznej z jej wartościami.

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