Linguocultural aspect of Yakut riddles

The scientific problem addressed in this study concerns the need to explore and describe the relationship between language and culture. The relevance of the work stems from the growing interest in linguoculture, aimed at identifying and analyzing linguistic units carrying cultural content. The aim of this research is to develop theoretical and methodological foundations of linguoculturology, as well as to analyze the functioning of linguoculturons in texts of Yakut folk riddles (paroems). This will allow for a deeper understanding of national-cultural features embedded in linguistic units and define the linguocultural field of Yakut riddles. The theoretical basis of the study was provided by various classifications of linguoculturnions proposed by such scholars as V.V. Vorobyov, V.A. Maslova, S.I. Vlahov, and S.P. Florin. The corpus of texts used for analysis consists of Yakut folk riddles from the collection «Yakut Riddles» by S.P. Oyunskaya (1975). Comparative analysis, description, and interpretation methods were applied in the study. Linguocultremas, as units of the linguocultural field, contain both linguistic meaning and cultural sense, making them essential elements for studying the national picture of the world. The results contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of interaction between language and culture, creating prerequisites for further study in the aspect of linguoculturology and practical application in academic environments and educational processes. The study showed that linguocultremas serve as keys to understanding the cultural context – the linguocultural field – in which they originated. Research materials can be utilized for compiling teaching aids and scientific-methodical developments in the field of linguistics.

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