Comparative analysis of phraseological units with the zoonymic component “wild animal” in the Mordovian and Finnish languages
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National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russian Federation, natamish@rambler. ru
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article is devoted to a comparative study of phraseological units with a zoonymic component on the material of the Mordovian (Moksha and Erzya) and Finnish languages. In the course of the analysis, the components of the semantic aspect of phraseological units with zoonymic components are identified; the dominant images in phraseological units with the zoonym seme are revealed; the universal and specific phenomena in the Mordovian and Finnish languages are determined.
Objective: to identify common and distinctive features of the Mordovian and Finnish phraseological units with the zoonymic component “wild animal”, paying special attention to the evaluative connotation of the units under consideration in order to determine universal and specific ways of expressing anthropocentric characteristics.
Research materials: the main material of the study is represented by phraseological units with the zoocomponent “wild animal” in the Mordovian (Erzya and Moksha) and Finnish languages.
Results and novelty of the research: the relevance of the study is due to the importance of the considered phraseological units for understanding the mentality of the representatives of these linguistic cultures and improving the process of intercultural communication, because these phraseological units clearly demonstrate both commonality and differences in values, stereotypes and behavior patterns in the Mordovian and Finnish national cultures. As a result of metaphorical transfer, free phrases with zoonyms have become means of expression with national and cultural specificity. The results of the study show that this layer of vocabulary performs various functions in the language, among which one of the key is the expressive characteristic of a person.
The novelty of the presented work is predetermined by the fact that for the first it studies phraseological units using material from both closely related (Moksha and Erzya) and distantly related languages (Mordovian and Finnish) at the same time. The obvious insufficiency of a comparative study of phraseological units with a zoonymic component on the material of the Mordovian and Finnish languages explains the need for this study, which proposes a detailed classification of phraseological units with a zoonymic component based on the analysis of their semantic features on the material of distantly related languages.
Key words: phraseological unit, zoonymic component, Erzya language, Moksha language, Finnish language, semantics
For citation: Mosina N. M. Comparative analysis of phraseological units with the zoonymic component “wild animal” in the Mordovian and Finnish languages // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2023; 13 (1/52): 103-111.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article is devoted to a comparative study of phraseological units with a zoonymic component on the material of the Mordovian (Moksha and Erzya) and Finnish languages. In the course of the analysis, the components of the semantic aspect of phraseological units with zoonymic components are identified; the dominant images in phraseological units with the zoonym seme are revealed; the universal and specific phenomena in the Mordovian and Finnish languages are determined.
Objective: to identify common and distinctive features of the Mordovian and Finnish phraseological units with the zoonymic component “wild animal”, paying special attention to the evaluative connotation of the units under consideration in order to determine universal and specific ways of expressing anthropocentric characteristics.
Research materials: the main material of the study is represented by phraseological units with the zoocomponent “wild animal” in the Mordovian (Erzya and Moksha) and Finnish languages.
Results and novelty of the research: the relevance of the study is due to the importance of the considered phraseological units for understanding the mentality of the representatives of these linguistic cultures and improving the process of intercultural communication, because these phraseological units clearly demonstrate both commonality and differences in values, stereotypes and behavior patterns in the Mordovian and Finnish national cultures. As a result of metaphorical transfer, free phrases with zoonyms have become means of expression with national and cultural specificity. The results of the study show that this layer of vocabulary performs various functions in the language, among which one of the key is the expressive characteristic of a person.
The novelty of the presented work is predetermined by the fact that for the first it studies phraseological units using material from both closely related (Moksha and Erzya) and distantly related languages (Mordovian and Finnish) at the same time. The obvious insufficiency of a comparative study of phraseological units with a zoonymic component on the material of the Mordovian and Finnish languages explains the need for this study, which proposes a detailed classification of phraseological units with a zoonymic component based on the analysis of their semantic features on the material of distantly related languages.
Key words: phraseological unit, zoonymic component, Erzya language, Moksha language, Finnish language, semantics
For citation: Mosina N. M. Comparative analysis of phraseological units with the zoonymic component “wild animal” in the Mordovian and Finnish languages // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2023; 13 (1/52): 103-111.
