Actualization of the olfactory modality in K. G. Paustovsky’s landscape discourse: functional and semantic aspects

The aim of the research is to identify the functional and semantic specificity of the olfactory modality in K. G. Paustovsky’s landscape discourse. The article highlights the multimodality of Paustovsky’s landscape discourse and examines in detail the ways olfactory modality is represented as an equal, and often dominant, component in descriptions of the natural landscape. The scientific novelty of the study lies in defining the key functions of the olfactory component in the depiction of nature and categorizing linguistic nominations of smells within Paustovsky’s artistic worldview. As a result of the study, it was established that the primary purpose of olfaction in Paustovsky’s landscape descriptions is to characterize the chronotope (season, time of day, localization), as the central protagonist of the author’s works is a traveler. Furthermore, smell creates an associative link with past events and performs a symbolic function. The verbal representation of the olfactory component of the landscape in the author’s works is distinguished by its dynamism – achieved through the use of numerous verbal lexemes describing the movement of scents – and its tropification, realized through stylistic devices such as comparison and personification, as well as synesthetic metaphors.