THE FUNCTIONS OF A PARAGRAPH IN IMAGINATIVE AND LITERARY TEXTS
The opportunity of different definitions of a paragraph is explained in the article ‘The Functions of a Paragraph in Imaginative and Literary Texts'. On the basis of these definitions it is suggested to mention the following functions of a paragraph: structural and semantic, emphatic, stylistic and text-building function. To verify different functions of a paragraph the visual material is collected and the attention is attracted to peculiarities of a paragraph in the works of Belarusian writers. There isn't a rejection of including a paragraph in the system of punctuation marks. The functions of a paragraph are characterized together with other punctuation marks. There is a confirmation of the realization of each function of a paragraph in imaginative and literary texts that is directly connected with the principle of paragraph's division.