Sebe and vpolne sebe: semantics, pragmatics, functions

Linguists are particularly interested in observing lexical units, reflecting the picture of world a modern person. It allows to visually study fashionable words and expressions as indicators linguistic taste era. The relevance research is due need trends using colloquial units markers cognitive social development personality at present stage. aim characterize functions pragmasemantic meanings particle sebe (to oneself) set expression vpolne (quite) Russian culture. material was taken from explanatory dictionaries language examples National Corpus Language. author used methods continuous sampling, contextual interpretive analysis, elements quantitative semantic analysis dictionary definitions. found that quite often freedom independence actions statement protagonist, conveyed by this particle, his autonomy sovereignty receive negative assessment subject speech: they considered indifference others, disregard for ethical norms life condemned, emphasized presence (oneself). determined increase activity (oneself) speech associated with changes modal type personality. core, which focuses basic (quite), concentrated lexeme while pragmatic remain revealed main communicative purpose function taking off responsibility statement's content, singling out object identifying speaker group elite perception. Being expression, phrase nowadays actively Runet, penetrates into public speech, reaches peak its popularity then may give way new fashion.