THE SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF THE HYPERO-HYPONYMIC GROUP "NAMES OF REINDEER HERDERS" IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ALUTOR KORYAKS

The article presents the analysis of the semantic structure of the names of reindeer herders in the language of one of the indigenous inhabitants of Kamchatka, i.e. the Alutor Koryaks. After the comparison of the characteristics of the nomadic reindeer herders group (the Chavchuvens) with (semi)sett...

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Main Author: Sorokin, A.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Marina Sokolova Publishings 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18454/RULB.9.01
https://doaj.org/article/b3e15b2751374c16ab175cbbff95a653
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Summary:The article presents the analysis of the semantic structure of the names of reindeer herders in the language of one of the indigenous inhabitants of Kamchatka, i.e. the Alutor Koryaks. After the comparison of the characteristics of the nomadic reindeer herders group (the Chavchuvens) with (semi)settled reindeer herders group (the Alutors), distinctive features associated with the way of life of these groups have been revealed, which also finds its reflection in the language. The names of reindeer herders are accompanied by context, while the general table reflects the hierarchical organization of this hypero-hyponymic group.