نبذة مختصرة : The article «Connotative-Stylistic functions of Paraguyaisms in the novel «Gunter’s winter» by Juan Manuel Marcos» is about the peculiarities of the linguistic units which are typical for Paraguay together with its forms of speech, and the use of paraguayisms in literature is analyzed. A description and general classification of the paraguayisms from several points of view is made. Formal classification: phonetic paraguayisms ; grammatical (morphosyntactic); lexical (including idioms and figures of speech). Lexico-semantic classification – from the point of view of appearance of connotations. The sociolinguistic aspect in the use of paraguayisms in the daily life of the Paraguayans and in the literature of the country is underlined. The maximum attention in the article is paid to the lexical units. It is mentioned that the peculiarities of the language of Paraguay can be explained by considering the fact that Paraguay is a bilingual country where both Spanish and Guarani are spoken alike. In this regard, Paraguay is the only country in the world where the aboriginal language is officially enacted as the national language in accordance with the Paraguayan Constitution. In addition, the article deals with the mixture of Spanish and Guarani, that is to say, with the so-called Jopará. Another aim of this article is to pay attention to the functions of paraguayisms which emerge in the novel entitled Gunter's winter by Juan Manuel Marcos. This novel is a striking example of the new Postboom Latin American literary movement, and has been considered by famous specialists as the main Paraguayan novel of the last four decades, as well as one of the ten most important books in the history of Paraguay. Furthermore, it has been declared to be of National Educational Interest by the Ministry of Education of Paraguay, and it has been translated into more than 40 languages.
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