Response
of the Scientific Supervisoron the graduation qualifying research
of bachelor Tatyana S. Dalaman «Linguistic peculiarities of R. Wagner’s libretto to opera "The Flying Dutchman»

Graduation qualifying research of bachelor Tatyana S.Dalaman is devoted to analysis of the libretto text of Richard Wagner’s opera "The Flying Dutchman" in terms of linguistic stylistics and is the result of careful and thoughtful work.The Work on the graduation qualifying research was carried out with great care and self-motivation, as well as full compliance with the Rules of Education on the basic educational programs of undergraduate education, specialties, master education and secondary vocational education in the St. Petersburg State University.The relevance and novelty of the research is determined primarily by the fact that the early operas of Richard Wagner are far less studied than the works of the later period, especially - the libretto for these operas.The subject of a detailed and in-depth independent Tatyana S. Dalaman’sanalysis are linguistic and stylistic features of the main characters’ speech in standalone speech situations.
Author of graduation qualifying research is familiar with the theoretical basis of the carried out research, can reasonably lead a scientific discussion on the issues discussed and defend her opinion.Thisshows author’sgoodlinguisticabilities. Good linguistic base and skillful interpretation of the empirical material allowed Tatyana S. Dalaman to make interesting independent and argumented findings that have both practical and theoretical significance. The research is well-structured, main points and conclusions of the study areproperly and convincingly illustrated. The goals,stated in the introduction to the research, were achieved and the specific tasks were solved with sufficient argumentation.
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The graduation qualifying research of Tatyana S. Dalaman fully meets all the requirements for such level works. It can be recommended to the defense and earns a high grade.

Associate Professor of the Chamber of German philology
Of the Philological faculty of St. Petersburg State University
Larissa N. Puzeykina, PhD