Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Развитие семантики слова tаŋаra в якутском языке

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2022 15 (3)
Authors
Afanas’eva, Evdokiya N.; Ivanova, Raissa P.
Contact information
Afanas’eva, Evdokiya N.: Mirny Polytechnic Institute (branch) of Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University 5/1 Tikhonova Str., Mirny, Sakha Republic, 678170, Russia; Ivanova, Raissa P.: Mirny Polytechnic Institute (branch) of Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University 5/1 Tikhonova Str., Mirny, Sakha Republic, 678170, Russia; ;
Keywords
semantics; lexical meaning; the word taŋara; seme; semantic feature; semantic modification; shift of meaning
Abstract

The article is devoted to the evolution of the lexical meaning of the word ‘taŋara’ in Sakha (Yakut) language. The study focuses on Humboldt’s activity theory and observes a fusion of cultures as one of the ways of language development. The results of the study can be formulated as follows: etymology and functioning of the word in the epic reveal the following meanings: ‘heaven’, ‘deity’, ‘spirits of aiyy’ and ‘ičči’. The word use context has changed under the influence of the Orthodox dogma. Though the external form remained unchanged, the word underwent significant morphological and semantic changes: the affixation method increased the word-formative and phrase-forming potential of the word, the basic meaning of ‘god’ was fixed, the semantic volume was expanded, some values reflecting the pagan world view became obsolete. There was a separation between its synonym ‘ičči’ being a designation for otherworldly entities, and ‘aiyy’ as the name of good spirits, which still remains a component of the name of the Christian Orthodox god, ‘Aiyy Taŋara’

Pages
306–313
DOI
10.17516/1997-1370-0330
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/106698

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