Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Image of the Water Element in the Yakut People’s Minds: Cultural Experience

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2022 15 (4)
Authors
Ikonnikova, Anna N.; Khokholova, Irena S.; Pestereva, Kiunnei A.
Contact information
Ikonnikova, Anna N.: M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University 58 Belinsky Str., Yakutsk, 677000, Russia; ; Khokholova, Irena S.: M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University 58 Belinsky Str., Yakutsk, 677000, Russia; ; Pestereva, Kiunnei A.: M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University 58 Belinsky Str., Yakutsk, 677000, Russia;
Keywords
image of the river; language consciousness; river; gestalt; ice drift; element; element; flood; indigenous population; Yakutia
Abstract

It involves the interdisciplinary approach (linguistics, psycholinguistics, cultural studies, history, ethnology, sociology, and geography). The research methods include the method of free and directed associative experiment, the method of semantic gestalt, and the method of questioning. Basing on the associative thesaurus of the Yakut language and a social survey among the population of Yakutia, the authors reveal the image of water elements in the minds of the Yakuts. As a result of the research, it was proved that for modern population the image of water elements is closely related to the region’s geo-landscape and climatic features. The image of the river is the main landmark in space. It is associated with movement and dynamics in time. The image of the ice drift is closely related to the region’s climatic conditions and landscape features, which affect the spring (seasonal) natural elements, as well as the life cycles – letting the past go and starting a new life, characteristic of the southern Turkic culture. The image of the ice drift in the Yakuts’ minds is perceived through the prism of spontaneity and danger of the river as a whole

Pages
434–442
DOI
10.17516/1997-1370-0355
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/109204

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