NNER SPEECH AS A MEANS OF INDIRECT CHRACTERIZATION IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL OF THE 19TH CENTURY
The article deals with inner speech as a means of indirect characterization of personages in English imaginative literature. The novel under consideration is Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The phenomena of inner speech and indirect literary characterization are touched upon. Some definitions of the above mentioned notions are introduced and explained. Inner speech as a kind of represented speech is considered. Different types of inner speech as a literary phenomenon are analyzed. The author considers specific lexical and syntactic features of inner represented speech. Means and types of personage characterization are described. A brief outline of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s literary work in general and the novel under study is given. Specific features of the inner speech of different characters are investigated. The development of the characters’ inner world and views is shown through the analysis of inner represented speech. The important role of the characters’ inner speech in creating their image is emphasized. The author comes to the conclusion that inner speech characteristics help to differentiate the personages adding to their individuality and vividness.