STYLISTIC FUNCTIONS AND EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL OF ONOMASTIC UNITS

This article examines the stylistic possibilities of onomastic units and their role in linguistic and literary discourse. Onomastic units, including anthroponyms, toponyms, pseudonyms, ethnonyms, and other proper nouns, perform not only nominative and identificational functions but also important stylistic functions. In artistic and literary texts, proper nouns often acquire additional semantic, emotional, and symbolic meanings that contribute to the expressive power of language. The study analyzes how authors use names to create characterization, national color, historical background, irony, symbolism, and aesthetic effect.