Vertical Context in the Aesthetics of Postmodernism (based on “Rue des boutiques obscures” by P. Modiano)
The paper deals with the postmodern discourse in “Rue des boutiques obscures” by Patrick Modiano. It has been done in the framework of psychosystematics. The novelty of the study is that the text is considered as some mental space (conceptual scheme) in the speech activity as a universal model. The deviation from the universal model of the sign indicates a strict system in the structure of the text, giving an explanation and interpretation of the “elusive meaning”, which cannot be unambiguous from the point of view of postmodernism. The text follows the principle of “matryoshka”: in each case, the reference identity includes an antecedent that correlates with the anaphora, which, in turn, becomes the antecedent for its own anaphora. To do this, the author finds certain syntactic and communicative structures that perform the function of the rheme. Thus, he creates the reader's interest and comprehension.