OCCASIONAL WORD AS A FORM OF ARTISTIC NOMINATION IN MODERNIST POETRY

Abstract

The article investigates occasional lexical formations as a specific mechanism of artistic nomination in Russian modernist poetry of the early twentieth century. The research integrates linguistic theory of word formation, nomination theory, stylistics, and semiotics in order to demonstrate that occasionalisms function not merely as expressive deviations but as fundamental tools of poetic conceptualization. The study analyzes structural, semantic, and functional aspects of occasional formations within the aesthetic systems of Russian modernism, including Symbolism, Futurism, and Acmeism. Special attention is paid to the morphemic structure of occasional words and their role in transforming the nominative function of language. The article argues that occasional word formation represents a key strategy of linguistic innovation reflecting the epistemological crisis of the epoch and the transformation of poetic language into an autonomous semiotic system.