Ways of formation of metaphors in the literary text as realization of the maintenance of nominations of gestures (on the material of the work “Atonement” by I. McEwen)

This paper presents a study of ways to form metaphors realise the content nominations nonverbal elements – gestures identified in modern British prose novel “Atonement” by I. McEwan. Analysing textual contexts made it possible single out types literary text. These are united standard metaphorical transfer non-verbal element-gesture. It is emphasised that words “containers” meanings, and perception speech coding pre-existing meaning, its understanding decoding. pointed messages containers filled with values sent from sender recipient. In general, conceptualising linguistic communication according model fixed (written) text, we understand terms difference between language (as an existing system) implementation written text). was found reader’s point view, crucial know meaning elements-gestures, which basis for their rethinking context metaphor structures help readers develop going beyond explanations psychological functioning meaning.