Semantics of Numerals <i>т</i><i>I</i><i>у</i> - <i>dva</i> ‘Two’ in Set Phrases (on Material of Kabardino-Circassian and Russian Languages)

Abstract

The semantic features of functioning of the numerals тIу - dva ‘two’ in Kabardino-Circassian and Russian languages are considered. It is noted that by now linguistics has accumulated a significant amount of works on various aspects of the study of numerals, however, not all issues have received sufficient coverage. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time in Adygea studying an attempt is made to comprehensively analyze the semantics and peculiarities of function of the numeral тIу in the Kabardino-Circassian language in comparison with the Russian numeral dva . The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the modern stage of development of linguistic science is characterized by an increased interest in the study of culturally significant linguistic units, which, of course, include the designation of numerical indicators due to their specific semantics, symbolic meanings relevant to a particular ethnic group. It is shown that the numerals тIу - dva in Kabardino-Cherkess and Russian languages sometimes have similarities, and in other cases bring different meanings to the statements. It is noted that the numerals тIу - dva in Kabardino-Cherkess and Russian languages can have both positive and negative connotations.

Keywords

• kabardino-circassian language
• russian language
• numerals
• semantics
• numerative
• set phrase
• functioning