Social, Cultural and Natural Factors in Formation of the Tatars Culinary Vocabulary

Raushaniya Sagdatzyanovna Nurmukhametova,Madina Rashidovna Sattarova

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p55

Abstract

The human life, associated with food, is varied and complex. The food is relevant and valuable to any people at ay stages of its development, therefore in each language the lexical-thematic group “food” presents a significant number of lexical items, many of which have a long history in the language. Due to the natural habitat of the people, its main historical occupations, the cultural and historical development of food, related national cuisine is one of the most specific areas of the culture, which is reflected in its linguistic scope. Main factors determining the nature of traditional dish are the way of life of the people, economy, religion, natural resources, climate, geography of the country, neighboring peoples, etc. National Tatar cuisine was influenced by external factors and formed to provide the human body with all of the nutrients to promote effective adaptation to the environmental conditions. The article discusses the food names of the Tatar language on the background of those natural conditions that influenced the formation of eating behavior of the ethnic group. Studying the food vocabulary leads to the conclusion that each language is an integral part of the life of any nation and the history of a native speakers. Such research is determined by the need of modern linguistics in the study of the circumstances and factors of the formation of material and spiritual culture of a nation. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p55

Highlights

In modern conditions of globalization of a society, there is an increasing interest in the study of language in its relationship with the phenomenon of national culture
The aim of this article is to study the effect of external factors on the formation and functioning of the food vocabulary of the Tatar language
This work is relevant owing to the names of the food of the Tatar language are considered in this work against the background of environmental factors, in particular the natural environment, which has influenced the food culture of the people

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In modern conditions of globalization of a society, there is an increasing interest in the study of language in its relationship with the phenomenon of national culture. As the most important level of a language system stores vocabulary transmits ethnic and cultural features from generation to generation. The main aim of linguistic studies of cultural direction is devoted to the study of the lexicon that has information about the national peculiarities of perception of the world. It is unique in that, through the familiarity with it, a person’s world is broaden, generating interest in the culture of the people. More than in other areas of food and food vocabulary preserve traditional features, related ideas about the national identity of the people. The scientists connect the national culture and ethnic group study with the study of the lexicon that has information about the national peculiarities of perception of the world by a nation, reflecting the history, life and customs of a people

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