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Часть текста: and the functions of language. This thesis contends that authors understand the nature of communication in different ways, a specificity that can be extended to literary movements or even to whole cultural epochs. My hypothesis has been examined in relation to Chekhov’s understanding of communication, as it is revealed in his texts, together with that of some of his predecessors in classical Russian literature (Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky). Studies of communication in Chekhov have, in general, been limited to single stories and plays, or to a small sample of his work. This study examines over three-hundred and fifty Chekhov texts, including all the major plays and short stories, as well as many of the early comic stories (rarely discussed by critics). The theoretical framework of speech genres has been employed to study Chekhov’s complete oeuvre. Since the first performances of his plays by the Moscow Art Theatre, nearly a century ago, critics have pondered misunderstandings and “breakdowns of communication” between Chekhov’s characters. A critical consensus has arisen which argues that: “Chekhov’s characters do not want to understand each other. They are good people but their lack of good will makes their world perish – such is the message of his works.” On the contrary, this study attempts to show that breakdowns of communication in Chekhov’s works are not willed by the characters, but rather due to something irreducible...