Comparative linguography: Latin Script and It`s transformation, semantic and pragmatic load of letters names (based on the material of Ukrainian, German, and English)

Abstract

The paper is devoted to clarifying the linguography theoretical foundations as an independent scientific direction, and comparative linguography as its important research aspect.
The thesis aims to find out the specific features of the Latin letters lexicalization and semanticization phenomena, taking into account their functioning specificity in Ukrainian, German, and English language cultures in different discourse types and in the phraseological units composition with a reference to the modern comparative linguography theory postulates.
The thesis scientific novelty is motivated by the fact that it has clarified the originality of the Ukrainian, German, and English languages Latin alphabets modern variants; the Latin letters functioning specificity in the language space of Ukrainian, German, and English linguistic cultures has been characterized with their semanticization as well as their functional and pragmatic load determination to have been considered. The basis for distinguishing comparative linguography as an independent linguography section has been provided.
The Introduction section outlines the relevance, object and subject, methodological basis, research methods, research purpose and tasks, novelty, theoretical significance and practical value; indicates the degree of approbation and provides the research material implementation in publications.
Chapter 1 "Linguography theoretical foundations. The writing phenomenon. The emergence of the Latin alphabet. Its variants in Slavic languages. Research metalanguage" discusses the thesis theoretical postulates, its metalanguage and methodology; provides the literature review stating the degree to which the research topic has been studied; presents the effective methods and techniques used in the research process.
Chapter 2 "Features of using the Latin alphabet in the Ukrainian language and culture space" focuses upon the Latin alphabet letters functional load in various Ukrainian discourse types; the pragmatics features of the Latin letters in the modern Ukraine’s language space during the full-scale Russian invasion period are characterized covering the issues of English language globalization and the English language Latin alphabet impact on Ukrainian. In particular, the chapter presents the fact of linguistics terminology partial Latinization (based on the applied linguistics metalanguage provided as a model), and demonstrates the ways of employing the English Latin alphabet for modeling the Ukrainian transliteration system.
Chapter 3 "Latin as the German alphabet basis. The semanticization specificity of the German Latin alphabet letters, and their functional and pragmatic load" reveals the issue of the German Latin alphabet formation, analyzes the Latin letters functioning specificity in the German phraseological units structure, displaying as well the specifics of using the Latin letters nominations in various German discourse types.
Chapter 4 "Latin as the English alphabet basis. Semanticization features of the English Latin alphabet letters, and their functional and pragmatic load" analogously to Chapter 3 and by means of the same methodology describes the English alphabet formation specific features, analyzes the functional load of Latin letters in the English phraseological units structure, and highlights the trends related to the Latin letters nominations functioning in various English discourse types.