The dissertation is devoted to comparisons in the texts of modern printing. In the work given full structural analysis comparisons, identify the meanings of words in the object position, comparisons are set fixed and variable signs comparative constructions. Identified their stylistic features. / Диссертация посвящена исследованию сравнений в текстах современной печати. В работе дан полный структурный анализ сравнений, определены значения слов в позиции объекта сравнения, установлены постоянные и переменные признаки сравнительной конструкции. Выявлены их стилистические особенности.

The literature is lacking in studies that examine self-concept and language status among individuals older than adolescence. The purpose of this study is to conduct a quantitative nonexperimental comparative design to examine differences in self-concept and language status (monolingual or bilingual) between male and female undergraduate students in California. A total of 97 participants were examined in the study. The researcher conducted descriptive statistics on the demographics as well as a MANOVA and an ANOVA to answer the proposed research question. Based on the findings presented, the researcher failed to reject the null hypothesis of research question 1: There is no difference between monolingual and bilingual males and females in the self-concept areas of Behavioral Adjustment (BEH), Freedom from Anxiety (FRE), Happiness and Satisfaction (HAP), Intellectual and School Status (INT), Physical Appearance and Attributes (PHY), Social Acceptance (SOC), and Total Score (TOT). In order to contribute to the literature, future research should continue to examine self-concept and language among older populations and perhaps consider conducting a longitudinal study to look at self-concept over periods of transition.