Color designation in the dialects of the Khanty language: structure and semantics of lexical units
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Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation, [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article is devoted to structural-semantic analysis of color values in the Khanty language on the material of Kazym (Kaz.), Shuryshkar (Shur.), Ural (Ur.) and Surgut (Surg.) dialects. In the Khanty language, a rather extensive lexico-semantic group stands out among adjective names, combining words with the meaning of color. This layer of vocabulary consists of words with a color value, as well as phrases describing the color spectrum. The color values of the Khanty language carry the cultural memory of the language community, and have some symbolism in the mind of a carrier and are able to cause certain associations.
Objective: description of structural-semantic analysis of color values in Khanty language on material of the Kazym, Shuryshkar, Ural and Surgut dialects.
Research materials: the file of words and phrases which transmit semantics of color in four dialects of the Khanty language. The collected file consists of spoken speech samples recorded from informants, examples from bilingual dictionaries and folklore texts.
Results and novelty of the research: the result of the study is the introduction into the scientific circulation of a significant list of new lexical units transmitting semantics of color and its shades. The scientific novelty of the study is that for the first time the work considers parallels of color values in terms
of comparison of the Kazym, Shuryshkar, Ural and Surgut dialects of the Khanty language.
Key words: Khanty language, dialects of the Khanty language, vocabulary, colour designation, semantics, adjectives, structural-semantic analysis.
Acknowledgements: the author expresses gratitude to the informants and the anonymous reviewer.
For citation: Shiyanova A. A. Color designation in the dialects of the Khanty language: structure and semantics of lexical units // Vestnik Ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2019; 9 (4): 747–755.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article is devoted to structural-semantic analysis of color values in the Khanty language on the material of Kazym (Kaz.), Shuryshkar (Shur.), Ural (Ur.) and Surgut (Surg.) dialects. In the Khanty language, a rather extensive lexico-semantic group stands out among adjective names, combining words with the meaning of color. This layer of vocabulary consists of words with a color value, as well as phrases describing the color spectrum. The color values of the Khanty language carry the cultural memory of the language community, and have some symbolism in the mind of a carrier and are able to cause certain associations.
Objective: description of structural-semantic analysis of color values in Khanty language on material of the Kazym, Shuryshkar, Ural and Surgut dialects.
Research materials: the file of words and phrases which transmit semantics of color in four dialects of the Khanty language. The collected file consists of spoken speech samples recorded from informants, examples from bilingual dictionaries and folklore texts.
Results and novelty of the research: the result of the study is the introduction into the scientific circulation of a significant list of new lexical units transmitting semantics of color and its shades. The scientific novelty of the study is that for the first time the work considers parallels of color values in terms
of comparison of the Kazym, Shuryshkar, Ural and Surgut dialects of the Khanty language.
Key words: Khanty language, dialects of the Khanty language, vocabulary, colour designation, semantics, adjectives, structural-semantic analysis.
Acknowledgements: the author expresses gratitude to the informants and the anonymous reviewer.
For citation: Shiyanova A. A. Color designation in the dialects of the Khanty language: structure and semantics of lexical units // Vestnik Ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2019; 9 (4): 747–755.
