Lexicon of the Thematic Field “Animal World” in the Nicknames of the Komi-Permyaks in Connection with the Problems of the Creation of Thematic Dictionaries

The article considers the lexicon of the thematic field “Animal World”, which motivated the modern nicknames of the Komi-Permyaks - residents of Perm Krai. It is revealed that this group of words is distinguished by a large number of appellatives; the latter were analysed. In total, about 900 nicknames of the Komi-Permyaks are recorded, of which about 200 nicknames are formed on the basis of 125 lexemes of the thematic field “Animal World”. The thematic field is represented by 15 lexical-semantic groups. The nicknames reflect names of unicellular and multicellular organisms of the kingdom “Animal” satisfying the modern scientific biological taxonomy. The types are included: Ringworms, Mollusca, Arthropods, Chordates (classes: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals). However, the names of mammals, fishes and birds are the most frequent. These are mainly names of domestic animals or animals that are subject to fishing or hunting in local conditions. In other words, it is the lexicon describing the immediate environment of nominators determined by their household and economic activities. On the basis of the studied vocabulary of the thematic field “Animal World”, the principles of inclusion of the nicknames in thematic dictionaries of apellatives as additional illustrative materials are developed (in this case it is the Komi-Permyak-Russian thematic dictionary “Animal World”, a project of the scholars of Perm State University). The nicknames reflect the current processes in the Komi-Permyak language, and their use will allow: (1) to expand the knowledge of the features of the functioning of the appellative vocabulary in direct communication of the Komi-Permyaks; (2) to reflect the living linguistic processes (in particular, the development of semantics, lexical and semantic shifts, the establishment of new paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations, etc.); (3) to illustrate the specifics of dialect differences; (4) to reflect the specifics of the interaction of the Komi-Permyak and Russian languages; (5) to reflect the linguistic and cultural features of the lexicon. Thus, the use of onomastic data in the lexicographic description of common words is promising. The quality of lexicographers' work is improving. It expands the possibilities of traditional lexicography and allows finding ways to develop it in accordance with modern trends in linguistics, characterized by the anthropocentric paradigm of thinking. These conclusions are vividly demonstrated by the modern nicknames of the Komi-Permyaks, which are motivated by the lexicon of the thematic field “Animal World” and possess considerable linguistic informativity.

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