{"id":6435,"date":"2025-09-29T10:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/?page_id=6435"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:19:12","slug":"%d1%85%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0-%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%85%d1%83%d1%81%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%85%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0-%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%85%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/%d1%85%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0-%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%85%d1%83%d1%81%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%85%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0-%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%85%d0%b0-%d1%81%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"Hama Ali Hussen Hama Ameen Sofi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Syntax and Semantics of Existential Motifs in Samuel Beckett\u2019s Plays of the 1950s\u20131960s. Pp. 182\u2013189.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u0412\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a-\u2116-3_-2025-\u043c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442-182-189.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4264 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pdf-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"68\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UDC 821.152.1-2.09&#8243;19&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>DOI 10.37724\/RSU.2025.88.3.017<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Abstract.<\/em><\/strong> Samuel Beckett\u2019s classic plays, such as \u201cWaiting for Godot\u201d, \u201cEndgame\u201d, and \u201cHappy Days\u201d, are widely recognized for their deep examination of existential issues. Beckett\u2019s profound influence stems from, alongside with many other sources, his skillful usage of the language, namely syntax, to effectively express the fundamental folly, sorrow, and isolation in \u201cmodern\u201d human life. This research thoroughly examines the language components integrated into the syntactic structure of the denoted plays. Through detailed analysis of Beckett\u2019s usage of certain types of word combinations and sentences the article emphasizes the crucial function of syntax in conveying existential concerns. The main objective of this work is to describe complex relationship between syntax and existential absurdity in Beckett\u2019s plays. Pauses, repetition, fragmentation, and inversion are treated as fundamental patterns that contribute to themes of decay, futility, and alienation. The work applies a multifaceted approach to conducting a comparative study of the plays, with a specific focus on hermeneutical interpretation of their syntactic patterns. In essence, this study deepens scholars\u2019 knowledge in the sphere of the style of Beckett\u2019s plays by clarifying how syntactic elements such as pauses, elliptical constructions, repetitions, and omissions convey existential (according to their origin) motifs. Instead of being merely literary themes, these motifs are understood as expressions of a \u201cexistential grammar of survival,\u201d where language is seen as the last resort in a world where meaning is constantly questioned.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Keywords:<\/em><\/strong> Samuel Beckett, plays, existentialism, motif, absurdity, isolation, language, syntactic means, semantics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Beckett S. <em>Endgame<\/em>. New York, Grove Press, 1970, 91 p.<\/li>\n<li>Beckett S. <em>Happy Days<\/em>. 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Brighton and Eastbourne, Sussex Academic Press, 2008, 292 p.<\/li>\n<li>Shahid A. Towards A Deconstructive Text: Beyond Language And The Politics Of Absences In Samuel Beckett\u2019s <em>Waiting For Godot<\/em>. <em>International Journal of Cognitive and Language Sciences<\/em>. 2018, iss. 12 (1), pp. 1\u20136.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syntax and Semantics of Existential Motifs in Samuel Beckett\u2019s Plays of the 1950s\u20131960s. Pp. 182\u2013189. UDC 821.152.1-2.09&#8243;19&#8243; DOI 10.37724\/RSU.2025.88.3.017 \u00a0 Abstract. Samuel Beckett\u2019s classic plays, such as \u201cWaiting for Godot\u201d, \u201cEndgame\u201d, and \u201cHappy Days\u201d, are widely recognized for their deep examination of existential issues. 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