A MODERN PRIEST’S SPEECH IN ITS STYLISTIC IMAGE
The article considers the stylistic image of a modern priest’s temple and missionary speeches in the context of the national speech ideal. The interaction of the stylistic vectors of bookishness and colloquialism is shown to be a reason of the stylistic polyphony within church speech. The colloquial colouring of speeches on church topics is determined by the social and psychological needs of the audience. The question is set about the individual style of the priest’s thinking as embodied in his texts.