СНК Смирнова 2026

1. Секция «Коммуникативно-прагматические аспекты функционирования языковых явлений» на Всероссийской студенческой научной

Structure of adjectives and adverbs in
the speech of main characters in the
series "Chilling adventures of Sabrina":
gender aspect.
Студент:
Смирнова Дарья Константиновна, 2Лб-01-1оп-22
Научный руководитель:
Чиршева Галина Николаевна,
д. ф. н., профессор
Секция «Коммуникативно-прагматические аспекты функционирования языковых
явлений»
на Всероссийской студенческой научной конференции «Региональная наука:
тенденция развития глазами молодежи», 16 апреля 2026 г.,
кафедра германской филологии и межкультурной коммуникации,
Череповецкий государственный университет, Череповец

2. Layout

1) Relevance
2) Research problem
3) Research question
4) Hypothesis
5) Aims
6) Data
7) Theoretical framework
8) Research results
9) Conclusion
10) References

3. Relevance

Adverbs make speech expressive, informative, and emotional. They are
an integral part of any language and are used in any style, in any sphere
of activity, in the speech of any person. They are words of open parts of
speech, which are constantly replenished with new units and have
different structural features, which requires further research on the
material of different languages.

4. Research problem

Structure of adjectives and adverbs is studied in female and male
speech from several perspectives: in terms of their morphological
structure, degrees of comparison and syntactic position.
Different
approaches
psycholinguistics,
(within
lexicology,
stylistics,
rhetoric,
communicative
linguistics,
gender
linguistics,
pragmalinguistics, among others) as well as various research frames
that are applied to adverbs in human communication lead to variable
and sometimes disputable results.

5. Research question

What
structure
characterizes
adjectives and adverbs from the
speech of female and male heroes
in the series "Chilling adventures of
Sabrina“?

6. Hypothesis

Women
tend
to
use
more
complex forms of adjectives and
adverbs. Moreover, there is a
greater variety of word-building
patterns in their speech than in
men's speech.

7. Aims

The research explores structure of adjectives and adverbs used by the
main female and male characters of the series “Chilling adventures of
Sabrina”.

8. Data

The data are 225 statements that include adjectives and adverbs. They
are extracted from the speech of 2 main characters (female and male)
in episode 1-3 of season 1 of the TV series "Chilling adventures of
Sabrina" (October 26, 2018 USA).
The total duration is 2 h 54 m 53 sec.

9. Theoretical framework

Word building — formation of words called derivatives and compounds,
usually on the basis of monosyllabic words, according to the patterns and
models existing in the language, using affixation, word composition,
conversion,
and
other
formal
means
[Лингвистический
энциклопедический словарь: словообразование]
Word-building method – one of the central concepts of word-building. In
terms of diachrony, it is a specific method of creating a derived word, its
birth in a particular period of language development [Жеребило 2010:
361]
Word-building pattern – scheme for constructing derivative words
belonging to the same word-building type [Жеребило 2010: 337]

10.

Syntactic function – the relation of this unit to the whole in which it is
included, its syntactic role in a sentence or in a variable phrase. This
refers to the functions of sentence parts, as well as inserted elements of
speech (introductory words, addresses), etc. [Маслов 1987: 171]
Film discourse is a coherent text, that is the verbal component of a film,
in conjunction with non-verbal components - the audiovisual series of the
film and other extralinguistic factors significant for the meaningful
completion of the film [Нелюбина 2013: 72].
Gender is the activity of managing situated conduct in light of normative
conceptions of attitudes and activities appropriate for one's sex category
[Taha 2022: 74].

11. Adjectives

Sabrina, female
Harvey, male
Example
On my 16th birthday, at the stroke
of midnight, under an eclipsing
blood moon.
Did we just watch different movies?
Degree of
comparison
-
-
Derivative/nonderivative
Derivative
Derivative
Word-building
method
Conversion
Suffixation
Word-building
pattern
N -> Adj
V + -ent
Syntactic
function
Attribute
Attribute

12. Adverbs

Sabrina, female
Harvey, male
Example
But one thing you can do is help
me with a spell later.
It could just be the two of us
watching the eclipse together, waiting
for it to get dark.
Degree of
comparison
Comparative
Positive
Derivative/nonderivative
Derivative
Non-derivative
Word-building
method
Suffixation
-
Word-building
pattern
Adj + -ly
-
Syntactic function
Adverbial modifier of time
Adverbial modifier of manner as part
of a compound nominal predicate

13. Research results

Degrees of comparison: adjectives
43,90%
Qualitative (positive degree)
55,60%
47,20%
Relative
36,10%
5,70%
Qualitative (comparative degree)
Qualitative (superlative degree)
8,30%
3,30%
0,00%
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male

14.

Degrees of comparison: adverbs
75,40%
Relative
69,80%
23,00%
Qualitative (positive degree)
Qualitative (comparative degree)
28,30%
1,60%
1,90%
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male

15.

Word-building methods: adjectives
74,00%
77,80%
Non-derivative
17,90%
19,40%
Suffixation
Compounding
0,00%
2,80%
Prefixation
4,90%
0,00%
Conversion
1,60%
0,00%
Compounding + suffixation
1,60%
0,00%
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male

16.

Word-building methods: adverbs
84,40%
Non-derivative
83,00%
14,80%
Suffixation
Conversion
17,00%
0,80%
0,00%
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male

17.

Word-building pattern
—
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male
74,00%
77,80%
n -> adj
1,60%
0,00%
adj + er
n + ous
2,40%
0,00%
5,60%
5,60%
v + ing
1,60%
2,80%
n + ful
v + ent
pro + adj
n + ical
super + n
n + ite
im + adj
n + ible
n+y
n + al
v + able
super + adj
non + adj
2,40%
1,60%
0,80%
0,80%
0,80%
0,80%
1,60%
2,40%
0,80%
4,10%
0,80%
0,80%
0,80%
2,80%
2,80%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
n+n
0,00%
2,80%
prep + prep + n
0,80%
0,00%
num + n + ed
0,80%
0,00%
Simple nonderivative
Simple
derivative
Compound
non-derivative
Compound
derivative

18.

Word-building pattern
Sabrina, female
Harvey, male
Lack of word-building
pattern
84,40%
83,00%
adj -> adv
0,80%
0,00%
adj + ly
13,10%
13,20%
adj + er
0,80%
1,90%
n +ly
0,00%
1,90%
adv + er
0,80%
0,00%
Simple non-derivative
Simple derivative

19.

Syntactic functions: adjectives
54,50%
55,60%
Attribute
Adjective as a part of a compound nominal
predicate
39,80%
33,30%
Adjective as a part of an adverbial phrase
1,60%
5,60%
Object
1,60%
5,60%
Adjective as a part of an adverbial modifier of
measure and degree
Sabrina, female
2,40%
0,00%
Harvey, male

20.

Syntactic functions: adverbs
Sabrina, female Harvey, male
Adverbial modifier of manner
41,00%
45,30%
Adverbial modifier of time
18,00%
13,20%
Adverbial modifier of manner as part of a compound
nominal predicate
6,60%
13,20%
12,30%
9,40%
4,10%
7,50%
2,50%
5,70%
4,90%
1,90%
9,00%
1,90%
0,00%
1,90%
0,80%
0,00%
0,80%
0,00%
Adverbial modifier of measure and degree
Adverbial modifier of place
Adverbial modifier of manner as part of an adjective phrase
Adverbial modifier of time as part of an adverbial phrase
Adverbial modifier of manner as part of an adverbial phrase
Adverbial modifier of time as part of a compound nominal
predicate
Adverbial modifier of place as part of an adverbial phrase
Adverbial modifier of measure and degree as part of an
adverbial phrase

21. Conclusion

1. In female speech, the positive and superlative degrees of comparison
of adjectives are used more frequently than in male speech.
2.For adjectives, 19 word-formation patterns have been recorded in
female speech, as opposed to 6 in male speech.
3.The word-formation models in female and male speech among
adverbs are predominantly of the same type; however, unique patterns
(f.e. adv+er, adj→adv) are observed in female speech.
4.Female speech exhibits a tendency toward more complex syntactic
constructions involving adverbs.

22. References

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5)Лингвистический
энциклопедический
словарь:
словообразование
[электронный ресурс]. URL: https://tapemark.narod.ru/les/467b.html (Дата
обращения: 11. 05. 2026)
6)Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 1 2018 HD online [Электронный ресурс].
URL: https://moviesjoy.to/watch-tv/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-39322.4902556
(Дата обращения: 11.03.2023).