SPEECH GENRES IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE: SOCIOLINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS, NARRATIVE DYNAMICS AND CULTURAL MODELLING

Abstract

This paper explores the role of speech genres in Russian literature as mechanisms of character construction, narrative development, and cultural representation. Drawing on the theoretical framework of M. M. Bakhtin and contemporary sociolinguistic approaches, the study examines how literary texts model communicative behavior through culturally embedded genres such as confession, congratulation, complaint, persuasion, lamentation, and dialogue. The analysis demonstrates that speech genres serve not only as stylistic devices but also as cognitive tools for representing social norms, emotional states, and ideological conflicts within the literary world. The article argues that genre-based analysis is essential for understanding the linguistic worldview and communicative culture reflected in Russian literary tradition.