Typology of mythological vocabulary in the texts of mass media and "new media"

In this article, based on the analysis of texts from the media and "new media," typologies of lexical units that nominate elements of any mythology, called mytholexemes, have been identified and systematized. The concept of mytholexeme is briefly discussed. The subject of study is the typologies of mythological vocabulary. This article presents the results of the study of existing typologies and classifications of mythological vocabulary, based on criteria such as the origin of the mythological object, the themes of mytholexemes, structure, stylistic affiliation, etc., and for the first time attempts to unify them. The mentioned classifications are supplemented and expanded. Within the framework of the article, the following tasks are solved: a review of existing typologies of mythological vocabulary; the identification of criteria based on which a classification of mythological lexical units used in the media and "new media" can be established; a sample of mytholexemes from the texts of media publications and "new media"; and the composition of a classification taking into account the identified criteria. The concept of mytholexeme is briefly considered. The research employs methods of analysis, thematic classification and systematization of linguistic material, stratification, contextual analysis, hermeneutic method, and descriptive-analytical method. The methodological base of this work consists of the works of A. V. Superanskaya, G. V. Shcheglov, V. Archer, and A. A. Yunakova. The scientific novelty of this research lies in the unification and supplementation of existing typologies of mytholexemes. Conclusions: there are several types of classifications, each based on a specific criterion for distinguishing types of mythological vocabulary. One of these is the thematic criterion, which considers the affiliation of the word nominating the mythological object to a particular thematic group. Classifications based on the origin of the mythological object are also widely represented. Next are classifications based on structural criteria. We have highlighted typologies that divide mytholexemes by stylistic features (elements of "high" and "low" styles), connotative features (mytholexemes expressing positive or negative evaluations), and variability characteristics (usual and occasional (transformed) mytholexemes). In this article, we have summarized and systematized all existing typologies.