On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA

The question of the origin of Russian dialect word lutonya recorded by dialectal dictionaries in several meanings related to personal characteristics of the man: ‘slow man,’ ‘scruffy man,’ ‘liar,’ ‘tall man’ is considered. The assumption of belonging of the lexeme to a derivational family of the roo...

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Main Author: E. A. Borisova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov 2018-12-01
Series:Научный диалог
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Online Access:https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/1012
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spelling doaj-2f55949e3c28403484d69e01557ee1c52021-09-30T08:36:35ZrusTsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektovНаучный диалог2225-756X2227-12952018-12-01012374610.24224/2227-1295-2018-12-37-461008On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYAE. A. Borisova0Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. YeltsinThe question of the origin of Russian dialect word lutonya recorded by dialectal dictionaries in several meanings related to personal characteristics of the man: ‘slow man,’ ‘scruffy man,’ ‘liar,’ ‘tall man’ is considered. The assumption of belonging of the lexeme to a derivational family of the root lut -, derivatives of which calling linden, linden bark and objects made of linden, is proved. It is noted that in the dialects the meanings of the word lutonya broadly correspond to the semantic models that are typical for synonymous lexemes, and therefore motivationally proved. However, the suffix - on - which can be found if lutonya is a derivative from the root lut -, is not found in “subject” tokens. This observation suggests an effect on the form of the word of folk etymology rapprochement with diminution name Lukyan (variant lutonya is proposed by onomasts along with Lutokha , Lutosha and othres). The author points out that the name Lutonya belongs to the character of folk tales, while there is no direct correspondence between the qualities of the character and the given dialect meanings of the lexeme lutonya . It is suggested that, at the formal level, a well-known folk text may support the functioning of the lutonya appellative.https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/1012ethnolinguisticsrussian dialect vocabularysemantic derivationmetaphordeonymisation
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author E. A. Borisova
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On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
Научный диалог
ethnolinguistics
russian dialect vocabulary
semantic derivation
metaphor
deonymisation
author_facet E. A. Borisova
author_sort E. A. Borisova
title On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
title_short On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
title_full On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
title_fullStr On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
title_full_unstemmed On Semantic and Motivationsl Reconstruction of Russian Dialect Word LUTONYA
title_sort on semantic and motivationsl reconstruction of russian dialect word lutonya
publisher Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov
series Научный диалог
issn 2225-756X
2227-1295
publishDate 2018-12-01
description The question of the origin of Russian dialect word lutonya recorded by dialectal dictionaries in several meanings related to personal characteristics of the man: ‘slow man,’ ‘scruffy man,’ ‘liar,’ ‘tall man’ is considered. The assumption of belonging of the lexeme to a derivational family of the root lut -, derivatives of which calling linden, linden bark and objects made of linden, is proved. It is noted that in the dialects the meanings of the word lutonya broadly correspond to the semantic models that are typical for synonymous lexemes, and therefore motivationally proved. However, the suffix - on - which can be found if lutonya is a derivative from the root lut -, is not found in “subject” tokens. This observation suggests an effect on the form of the word of folk etymology rapprochement with diminution name Lukyan (variant lutonya is proposed by onomasts along with Lutokha , Lutosha and othres). The author points out that the name Lutonya belongs to the character of folk tales, while there is no direct correspondence between the qualities of the character and the given dialect meanings of the lexeme lutonya . It is suggested that, at the formal level, a well-known folk text may support the functioning of the lutonya appellative.
topic ethnolinguistics
russian dialect vocabulary
semantic derivation
metaphor
deonymisation
url https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/1012
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