on the example of metatextual indicator <i>v smysle</i> (<i>in the sense</i>)
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with metatextual indicators of an alternative v smysle in the modern Russian written language.
The material – 968 contexts from the National Corpus of the Russian language, in which v smysle
functions as an explanatory union – shows that the structures with the linking word can be formed
as explanatory, insertions, and parcellates. Depending on the communication task, a writing per-
son himself chooses a specific sign. In general, such a variety of punctuation marks fits into the
“punctuation standard.” However, in many cases, the punctuation mark is placed not only before
metatextual indicator v smysle but also after it. There are about 350 examples, one-third of the
total cases, where there are no punctuation marks after v smysle, with other cases having this
mark.
The simplest explanation can be given to a colon: this sign duplicates the meaning of the ex-
planatory linking word. As for a dash and a comma, their usage can be associated with the seman-
tics of the explanatory design because these signs are often put not only after v smysle, but also
after other explanatory units: to est’, imenno, vernee, tochnee. The author’s decision whether to
put any punctuation mark is influenced by several factors: 1) in contrast to other explanatory
units, the unit v smysle is not mentioned in reference books on Russian punctuation; 2) even those
units mentioned in handbooks, in practice, are isolated in a very diverse manner; 3) v smysle, like
any other meta-indicator, can be taken as an introductory word; 4) due to the semantics of the
construction itself, it is possible to restore the missing semantic link after the explanatory linking
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on the example of metatextual indicator <i>v smysle</i> (<i>in the sense</i>) // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2020. № 2. Pp. 254–265. DOI: 10.17223/18137083/71/21.