Taking into account the multi-vector nature of research into vestimentary vocabulary in modern linguistics, as well as the small number of works on the study of this
lexical layer based on texts intended for children's audience, a very timely attempt is being made to study the functional features of vestimentary descriptions in texts for children. The article analyzes the features of vestimentary descriptions included in texts for children, which allow the author to transform and add the necessary associations to the general background of the narrative, and also help the author to implement the strategy of creating a literary text. The article consistently examines the main functions of vestimentary descriptions and demonstrates their importance for revealing the information potential of the entire
text. The purpose of the article is to study vestimentary descriptions and identify the features of their functioning in English-language works of fiction intended for children's audience. The English-language prose works of R. Dahl, F. Baum, C. Lewis, E. Burgess, E.I. Wortis were selected as research material, corresponding to the same age criterion and possessing content homogeneity. The analysis showed that the main function of vestimentary descriptions in texts for children is the function of plot development, which depends on the author's intention and can influence the course of the entire narrative. Also, authors of works for children use vestimentary descriptions to create a visual image of characters, displaying their financial situation and social status. In conclusion, it should be noted that vestimentary descriptions contribute to the implementation of the cognitive strategy of the text, since with their help the recipient of the text receives new information about the world.
For citation: Kuzmina I.S., Mosyagina M.S., Vladimirova S.M. Functions of vestimentary descriptions in English-language works for children, Ivanovo State University
Bullletin, Series: Humanities, 2025, iss. 2, pp. 72—82.