Figurative Vocabulary in the Yakut and Buryat Epics: Lexical Parallels

• Main Author: Zhirkova Eugenia E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Mongolian; Russian
• Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2023
• Subjects: figurative vocabulary; epic text; olonkho; uliger; yakut language; buryat language; semantics; word formation; History of Asia; DS1-937; Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only); JQ1-6651; Bergen; Verkhoyansk; Yakut
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2023-4-727-741; https://doaj.org/article/dce0645beb9745cd84675e4c86b6f72c

Introduction. The article presents a comparative analysis of the figurative vocabulary of the Yakut and Buryat languages on the basis of epic texts. The figurative vocabulary in both languages is specific part of its lexicon which have a common roots. The purpose of the study is to identify the feat...