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The article proposes an analysis of memories discourse regarding the linguistic personality of Vasyl Nimchuk to present his linguistic portrait. The theory of personal discourse, or I-linguistics and linguistic personality, has been updated. Memories belong to the colleagues of the scientist, his relatives, students, acquaintances, and friends. It establishes Vasyl Nimchuk’s status as a refined linguistic personality of contemporary Ukraine and characterizes the main parameters of his communicative competence in verbal and non-verbal dimensions. As a linguistic personality, Vasyl Nimchuk is characterized by his skill in modelling positive communicative situations, ability to create a warm communicative atmosphere, consistent demonstration of tolerance and principles, friendly conversational tone, active use of the native dialect in everyday communication, wit, capability to create humour, witty jokes, and adherence to national forms of speech etiquette. The scientist had his own favorite words, favorite discursive words and expressions. He preferred diminutive forms. Vasyl Nimchuk could transform precedent statements according to the situation. He knew many anecdotes, examples of Zakarpattian folklore. He is called a master of refined toasts. The linguistic personality of the professor illustrates his multilingualism. He was fluent in ten languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian, Czech, Church Slavonic, as well as several non-Slavic languages such as English, Spanish, German, Romanian, and Hungarian. The scientist’s non-verbal behavior is characterized by a unique gaze, expressive eyes, distinctive voice tone, soft intonations, a unique smile, and a peculiar listening manner. He had a talent for singing with a melodious alto, and his high forehead was notable among other characteristics. A typical gesture of his as a professor was raising the index finger of the left hand upwards as an emphasis on the importance of the conveyed information. Key words: Vasyl Nimchuk, refined linguistic personality, verbal and non-verbal dimensions, discourse, communicative competence, linguistic portrait, memories.
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