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The aim is to evaluate Rowling’s world of fairy tales and its adherence to the criteria of a fantasy secondary world according to the frameworks proposed by T. Todorov (1973), R. Jackson (1981), and F. Mendlesohn (2008). The secondary world in the Harry Potter series, the wizarding world, is open to the real world and shares its geography, yet hidden from non-magical people. It is consistently described with its own culture, customs, traditions, and social norms. The central conflict is between Good and Evil for domination, with Evil aiming to extend its power to both the magic world and the real world. The fantasy world is relatable to readers due to its handling of universal themes and issues relevant to their lives, transferring characters into new life conditions. Research methods include content analysis, psychological research, and comparative analysis. Keywords: fantasy; secondary world; psychological accuracy; determinacy; dichotomous time.

Постановка задачи. В задачи данного исследования входит этимологический анализ говорящих имен, интерпретация значений говорящего личного имени и/или говорящей фамилии персонажа на материале романов Дж.К. Роулинг о Гарри Поттере. Более того, предполагается классифицировать говорящие имена, встречающиеся в произведении с учетом гендерных признаков. В качестве третьей задачи обозначен функциональный анализ говорящих имен для выявления положительной или отрицательной персональной характеристики либо рода занятий того или иного персонажа. Результаты исследования. В статье представлен краткий обзор описанных в современном языкознании функций говорящих имен в ономастическом пространстве романов о Гарри Поттере Дж. К. Роулинг. Далее говорящие имена классифицируются по 12 гендерным критериям; дается этимологический анализ говорящих имен и фамилий, благодаря которому декодируется содержательное наполнение говорящих имен в художественном тексте; выявляются и описываются положительные или отрицательные качества персонажей, их род деятельности с учетом декодированного говорящего имени собственного и определяются функции говорящих имен в данном произведении. Выводы. В ходе исследования была создана классификация говорящих имен ономастического пространства в романах о Гарри Поттере Дж. К. Роулинг на основе гендерных критериев, раскрыто значение анализируемых говорящих имен и фамилий, выделены четыре функции: идентифицирующая, характеризующая, символизирующая и жанрообразующая., Statement of the problem. The tasks of this research include etymological analysis of charactonyms, interpretation of the meaning of the personal charactonym and / or the charactonym of a character based on the material of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Moreover, it is supposed to classify the charactonyms that occur in the work taking into account gender characteristics. The third task is a functional analysis of charactonyms to identify positive or negative personal characteristics or occupation of a particular character. Results. The article provides a brief overview of the functions of charactonyms described in modern linguistics in the onomastic space of the novels about Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. Further, charactonyms are classified according to 12 gender criteria; an etymological analysis of charactonyms and surnames is given, thanks to which the content of charactonyms in the literary text is decoded; positive or negative qualities of the characters, their occupations, given the decoded charactonyms and the functions of appropriate names are identified and described in this work. Conclusion. As the result of the research the classification of charactonyms of the onomastic space in the novels about Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling was presented based on gender criteria; the meaning of the analyzed charactonyms and surnames was revealed and four functions were given: identifying, characterizing, symbolizing and genre-forming., НАУЧНЫЙ ЖУРНАЛ СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ЛИНГВИСТИЧЕСКИЕ И МЕТОДИКО-ДИДАКТИЧЕСКИЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ, Выпуск 2 (46) 2020

This thesis focuses on the fantasy genre and its use in the work with children in free time. Based on the research of the popularity of the genre among young children I chose the novel about H. Potter as an inspiration for my project. The theoretical part mentions reading preferences survey among Czech children conducted in 2013 - 2014, which was implemented by the Librarianship Institute of the National Library of the Czech Republic. The thesis also includes findings about the genre preferences which the author verified in the Research Library of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The theoretical part also contains a definition of the fantasy genre, brief introduction to the life and literary work of the author. The practical part presents a specific project and its verification in practice, which was inspired by H. Potter book. The project is focused on children aged 8-11 years and took place at the afterschool club of the Elementary School in Trhové Sviny. Finally, the thesis brings the final reflection and conclusion.

The thesis deals with the interpretation of Series of Unfortunate Events written by an American author Lemony Snicket and Joanne K. Rowling´s story about Harry Potter. The analysis is focused on the moral and ethical aspects of individual motifs and symbols, as well as on the importance of human values in the behaviour of main characters. Some of the main protagonist were analysed according to their ability to spread good or evil, and therefore their influence on the young reader. The most important aspect was the good will of characters according to the principles of Lévinas' ethics while the self-sacrifice of the heroes is considered the highest moral value.

Syftet med denna studie är att med fokus på miljöbeskrivningar undersöka den fantastiska berättelsens samspel med verkligheten utanför romanen. Den fantastiska berättelse som står i centrum för texttolkning och närläsning är Harry Potter och De vises sten skriven av J. K. Rowling (2001). Studien visar att Rowling bland annat använder sig av den realistiska verkligheten som inspiration där en realistisk verklighet ofta förändras genom fantastiska inslag. Vid ett flertal tillfällen i romanen är samspelet så intimt att många ting och detaljer i miljöskildringar likväl skulle kunna ha skildrats i en realistisk verklighet utanför romanen.