Author's dash as a means of syntactic units structure and semantics' transformation

Extension of dash's basic and additional functions in V. Pelevin's «Batman Apollo» is described the former being the reflection of active processes in Russian language syntax. The author's digit is viewed as a means of syntactic units structure and semantics' complication which results in syntactic constructions transformation and their semantic diffusity. The function of the author's dash in graded relations' organization is analyzed. The graded relation's actualization in the chain sentence-attached construction-parcellating segment is studied.