Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem (Feb 2018)
SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF THE VERB омǝstῐ ‘TO SIT’ IN THE KHANTY LANGUAGE (AS BASED ON THE SHURYSHKAR DIALECT)
Abstract
Purpose. The article is devoted to identification and description of the lexical-semantic variants of the Khanty verb omǝstῐ ‘to sit’. Due to the fact that the semantics of the verb is inseparably connected with its co-occurrence, studying the system of the polysemantic verb is based on its realization in the context. Meanings of the polysemantic verb omǝstῐ are derived from its lexical circle, as well as its combination with other words. Combinability with different words is a prerequisite to the realization of a certain meaning of the verb. Methodology. The basic material of the study was a card catalogue compiled by the author through continuous sampling of examples from the folklore, artistic works and the materials from the texts published in the Khanty newspaper Lukhavt. In addition, dictionaries data as well as the author’s field materials were used. In the process of the language material collecting in the Khanty’s places of residence, traditional techniques were used, such as survey, observation, fixation of oral speech with the help of technical means. Based on the overall goal of the research work the methods used were as fololows: the method of contextual (distributional) analysis, which reveals different meanings and shades of meaning of the examined verb, as well as the experimental analysis associated with the informants, used to clarify the meanings of the verb. Results. It has been shown that the verb omǝstῐis is presented in the modern Khanty language by 10 lexical meanings, detailing the semantic feature ‘footing at the surface’. The scope of the results of the study. Materials and conclusions of the study can be used in the preparation of the dictionaries of the Khanty language, with reading University courses and writing textbooks for courses of lexicology and grammar of the Khanty language.
