In the section Linguistics
The figurative semantics of orographic terminology in the language of Secret Legends of the Mongols
East-Siberian State Academy of Culture and Art, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
orography, semantics, word-building, etymology, figurativeness, shape, visual perception
Abstract
The paper deals with orographic terms in the language of «Secret History of Mongols» with stems of figurative words. Such words forming a spacious layer of Altaic languages’ lexica help to restore a visual image of objects and to get a full notion about their appearance. Dominant role of such terms proves important meaning of acoustic and visual perception in the process of nomination.
Bibliographic reference
Ekaterina V. Sundueva The figurative semantics of orographic terminology in the language of Secret Legends of the Mongols
// Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 3. Pp. 154–158.
// Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 3. Pp. 154–158.