Russian Linguistic Bulletin (Dec 2017)

ETYMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LASTOCHKA (SWALLOW) LEXEME AS A CASE STUDY OF SLAVIC LEXICOGRAPHIC SOURCES

  • Malykhina, T.M.,
  • Pravednikov, S.P.,
  • Kuzmina, A.V.,
  • Starodubtseva, E.A.,
  • Larina, L.I.,
  • Pisareva, L.E.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18454/RULB.12.16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017, no. 4 (12)
pp. 26 – 29

Abstract

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The most important linguistic phenomena in the history of Slavic languages are associated with the analysis of dialect vocabulary documented in different dictionaries. Etymological study of dialect vocabulary is recognized as one of the most important tasks of systematic, complex, targeted study of Russian folk dialects. This article examines the etymology of lastochka (swallow) lexeme as a case study of the Slavic lexicographic sources, exemplifies meanings of lastochka lexeme embodied in the folk culture heritage. The authors identify etymological grounds for combining and converging different names of animals and birds in Russian dialects.

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