Abstract
<jats:p>The article analyzes means of expressing temporal relations in T. Pratchett’s novel “Monstrous Regiment” and describes them in terms of temporal matrix – a model of artistic time, elements of which are connected paradigmatically and syntagmatically. The focal point of the study is the paradigmatic properties of the temporal matrix. The aim of the undertaken research is to show the heterogeneity of the paradigmatic organization of artistic time in the fantasy genre and to describe its properties. The authors argue that in texts, units of different semantic groups convey their temporal potential, thus constructing fictional (event) time and historical (real) time, which is the scientific relevance of the study. The study reveals that in T. Pratchett’s “Monstrous Regiment” means of constructing the artistic images of WAR and RULER create cyclical time, whereas military vocabulary, certain cultural names and food product names as well as precedent texts, serve to refer to specific historical periods, thus ensuring the credibility of narration.</jats:p>