Abstract:
The article deals with the analysis of an autobiographical memory as a process caused by the desire of the diary-addresser to penetrate into his inner self more deeply, to understand himself, his past, and to comprehend the meaning of his being. The subjective factors influencing its ability to transform have been revealed. The attention has been focused on the medial position of an autobiographical memory in the structure of a diary discourse, its meaning in identifying the author-communicant has been emphasized. The intersubjective, intrasubjective and extrasentative functions necessary for a versatile understanding of the mechanisms of autobiographical memoryare have been identifi ed. The language markers that actively 'work' in the diary discourse have been singled out. The diary discourse is considered as a special dialogue of the diary writer with himself, with the imaginary communicantrecipient, the era, the future.
