Abstract
The folklore of the Andes region can be represented as complicated, multilevel system of narratives. The symbols in this system are presented not only as references to the elements of material or spiritual culture, but also as the part of national picture of the world. The well-known symbols such as Titicaca, el chullachaqui, lapwing are not only words-symbols, but they are the archetypes which reflect the world-view of ancient American Indians. As a matter of fact, the mythological system is an interconnection of religious, mythological and animalistic images. Moreover, the great part of words-symbols is household articles, which had been evaluated from the different points of view by the American Indians. In the presented work the main components of archetypes are analyzed from the ontological, semiotic and linguistic positions. Their functions and connections with other words- symbols are reviled. What is more, the evolutionary changes of words-symbols are analyzed from linguistic and semiotic positions. The words-symbols are examined as the components of the national picture of the world, as the elements of ancient culture, which are penetrating in the everyday-life structure.
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