Abstract
verbs with the meaning of destruction make up a large group of widely used units of the Khanty language. The article considers the features of the structure, semantics and functioning of verbs of self-destruction with the general meaning “to break” based on the material of the Khanty language. The study is conducted on the material of the Western dialects of the Khanty language – Kazym, Shuryshkar and Ural, – using examples of the Surgut dialect. Objective: to identify and describe semantic and functional features, differences and similarities of Khanty verbs with the meaning “to break”, including figurative meanings. Research materials: dictionaries of the Khanty language, texts of folklore collections, as well as field materials of the author. Results and novelty of the research: аs a result of the study, an extensive inventory of means of expression of the semantic category of destructiveness was identified and systematized; the structure of the specified lexical-semantic group was determined; common and specific features characterizing the plan of expression and the deep semantic structure of the 53 Bulletin of Ugric Studies. Vol. 14. № 1 (56). 2024. units under consideration in the Khanty language were found. The obtained results contribute to the systematic study of the vocabulary of the Ob-Ugric languages.
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