THE INNER FORM OF THE WORD AND THE NAMES OF ANIMALS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE Cover Image

ВНУТРЕННЯЯ ФОРМА СЛОВА И НАИМЕНОВАНИЯ ЖИВОТНЫХ В РУССКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ
THE INNER FORM OF THE WORD AND THE NAMES OF ANIMALS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

Author(s): Emiliya Agafonovna Balalykina
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: inner form of the word; onomasiology; metaphorization; enforcing a taboo; euphemisms; zoonyms; ornithonym;

Summary/Abstract: Using the material of Russian or Common Slavic names, the article studies the characteristics that became the basis for naming animals. The basic ways of nomination of animals and birds (by similarity, feature, action, etc.) are defined. Bird names as a specific group of zoonyms are analyzed separately. Particular attention is paid to taboo words and synonymy within certain names of animals.

  • Issue Year: 155/2013
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 196-205
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian
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