Toponyms in the Charms of the Russian North. III: Stones
The third article in a series of publications on the toponymy in the charms of the Russian North discusses the proper names of stones attested in the texts from Eastern Slavia, primarily Russia and Belarus (for the Ukrainian tradition, distinctively, assigning proper names to stones is uncommon). Al...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:49a1c26f2b9949c5bb524d82bd59ed35 2023-05-15T18:07:53+02:00 Toponyms in the Charms of the Russian North. III: Stones Tatyana A. Agapkina Elena L. Berezovich Olesya D. Surikova 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15826/vopr_onom.2019.16.2.014 https://doaj.org/article/49a1c26f2b9949c5bb524d82bd59ed35 RU rus Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta http://onomastics.ru/sites/default/files/doi/10.15826/vopr_onom.2019.16.2.014.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-2400 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-2451 doi:10.15826/vopr_onom.2019.16.2.014 1994-2400 1994-2451 https://doaj.org/article/49a1c26f2b9949c5bb524d82bd59ed35 Вопросы ономастики, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 7-68 (2019) microtoponymy names of stones Alatyr language of Russian folklore charms Russian North Belarus etymology semantic-motivational reconstruction linguistic geography History of Civilization CB3-482 Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15826/vopr_onom.2019.16.2.014 2022-12-31T15:34:02Z The third article in a series of publications on the toponymy in the charms of the Russian North discusses the proper names of stones attested in the texts from Eastern Slavia, primarily Russia and Belarus (for the Ukrainian tradition, distinctively, assigning proper names to stones is uncommon). Alatyr is the central name of this kind, known widely in the Russian and Belarusian folklore, mostly from spiritual poems, epics, and charms, where it is mentioned hundreds of times, including dozens of context variants and contaminated forms (e.g., Latyr, Latar, Oratir, Otlater, Zlatyr, and many others). The name’s coverage extends over the Russian North and North-West, West, South, and the central part of Russia, the Volga region, the territory of the secondary settlement — the Urals and Siberia; outside of Russia, the name is attested in Belarus and the territory of Belarusian settlements in Lithuania. The rest of the names used for stones (such as Aspid, Marmont, Kirbich, Bulat, Plast, Kip, Kupav, etc.) are rather singular. The article falls into three sections. The fi rst is devoted solely to the name Alatyr and includes an analysis of its usage in folkloric texts (genres and motifs); a review of different etymological theories since the 19th century; an analysis of the volume and structure of the fi eld constituted by the name’s contaminated associates; a list of variants and contaminated forms according to their frequency and distribution area; a study of the epithets of Alatyr and the their derivational potential. In the second section, proper names of stones unrelated to Alatyr are analyzed: the authors comment on their geography and the number of their attestations, produce some ideas on their motivation, as well as attempt to defi ne the characteristics of the folkloric image of the magic stone relevant for the mythological naming patterns. Finally, the third section, entitled “Instead of Conclusion. Where does the name Alatyr stem from, after all?” contains a detailed history of research on the name Alatyr, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Russian North Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Вопросы Ономастик 16 2 7 68 |
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The third article in a series of publications on the toponymy in the charms of the Russian North discusses the proper names of stones attested in the texts from Eastern Slavia, primarily Russia and Belarus (for the Ukrainian tradition, distinctively, assigning proper names to stones is uncommon). Alatyr is the central name of this kind, known widely in the Russian and Belarusian folklore, mostly from spiritual poems, epics, and charms, where it is mentioned hundreds of times, including dozens of context variants and contaminated forms (e.g., Latyr, Latar, Oratir, Otlater, Zlatyr, and many others). The name’s coverage extends over the Russian North and North-West, West, South, and the central part of Russia, the Volga region, the territory of the secondary settlement — the Urals and Siberia; outside of Russia, the name is attested in Belarus and the territory of Belarusian settlements in Lithuania. The rest of the names used for stones (such as Aspid, Marmont, Kirbich, Bulat, Plast, Kip, Kupav, etc.) are rather singular. The article falls into three sections. The fi rst is devoted solely to the name Alatyr and includes an analysis of its usage in folkloric texts (genres and motifs); a review of different etymological theories since the 19th century; an analysis of the volume and structure of the fi eld constituted by the name’s contaminated associates; a list of variants and contaminated forms according to their frequency and distribution area; a study of the epithets of Alatyr and the their derivational potential. In the second section, proper names of stones unrelated to Alatyr are analyzed: the authors comment on their geography and the number of their attestations, produce some ideas on their motivation, as well as attempt to defi ne the characteristics of the folkloric image of the magic stone relevant for the mythological naming patterns. Finally, the third section, entitled “Instead of Conclusion. Where does the name Alatyr stem from, after all?” contains a detailed history of research on the name Alatyr, ... |
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