The verbalization of the concept «Bira/river» in the linguoculture of the Evenks
https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.44.69.010
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of the concept «Bira/river» in the linguistic culture of the Evenks. The aim of the present study is to analyze the verbalization of the concept «Bira/river» in the linguoculture of the Evenks. The linguocultural study of the river conceptualization is carried out on the material of dictionaries, art, folklore and poetic texts, field recordings of authentic texts by native speakers. The author relies on the method of linguocultural research of the concept (V. I. Karasik) and semantic-cognitive description of the concept (I. A. Sternin). At present, the problems of linguocognitive and linguocultural description of the Evenki language are little-studied. The description of the conceptospheres of the disappearing languages of the peoples of the North is a reconstruction of the obsolete semantic features of the consciousness of nomads, reindeer herders, hunters, fishermen. One of the main tasks of modern Evenk linguists is the preservation of the conceptosphere of the Evenki language. This fact explains the relevance of the research. It was concluded that the formation of the concept «Bira/river» took place under the influence of the hunter-nomadic way of life combined with animistic views of nature. The concept «Bira/river» is one of the key concepts in the Evenk linguistic culture. In environmental conditions of taiga the river is a natural reference point, a place of residence of people and dwelling of wild animals. The river is «alive»: it has the «psychological energy» of the musun, so it can allow a safe crossing, give food and water, but sometimes it can also punish.
Keywords
linguoculture,
conceptosphere,
verbalization,
concept,
Evenki language,
river,
bira,
musun,
hunting,
nomadism
About the Author
N. Yu. Ushnitskaya
Institute for Humanitarian Research and Problems of Indigenous Peoples of the North SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ushnitskaya Natalya Yurievna – Researcher
Yakutsk
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Ushnitskaya N.Yu. The verbalization of the concept «Bira/river» in the linguoculture of the Evenks. Arctic XXI Сentury. 2022;(4):116-130. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2022.44.69.010
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