Semantic field as a reflection of linguistic worldview (as exemplified by the field "Reindeer" in the Kildin Saami language)

• Main Authors: Ivanishcheva, Olga Nikolaevna, Kotsova, Elena Evgenievna, Sidorova, Tatyana Alexandrovna, Bolgova, Natalia Sergeevna, Bodnaruk, Elena Vladimirovna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amazonia Investiga 2019
• Subjects: Lengua; Reno; Kildin; saami; Северный олень
• Online Access: https://www.amazoniainvestiga.info/index.php/amazonia/article/view/216

The article aims to present the semantic field "Reindeer" in the Kildin Saami language. This study is based on the hypothesis about unique anthropocentricity of such an endangered Finno-Ugric language as Saami and its close connection with prelogical thinking, which is associated with the...