On the Issue of the Concept “Local Text”

The article is an attempt to eliminate semantic ambiguity regarding the essence of the concept LOCAL TEXT, suggested by the author for being interpreted as a text born within the boundaries of certain geographical objects. However, with regard to literature, it is important to consider that one or another location may influence the construction of the plot of a literary text, or it may be limited only to the designation of the place of events. In this regard, it is necessary to differentiate two types of texts – “accentual local text” (in which the semantic connection with a geographical object is clearly expressed) and “non-accentual local text” (the location plays a decorative rather than a semantic role, designating only the place of events). In addition, the article presents the author’s classification of local texts, consisting of five levels. Each of them consistently reveals the specifics of the local text from a more general geographical differentiation to a more specific one. This way, according to the author, terminological confusion can be avoided.