VOLYN FOLK GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS FOR DENOTING SWAMP: STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC PECULIARITIES

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of folk names of bogs in Volyn region. The folk names of bogs collected by the author and published in the dictionary reflect the attitudes and perceptions of the local population, and also contain important information about the characteristics and features of bogs. The study of such names can contribute to the preservation of the cultural heritage associated with natural objects, enrichment of scientific terminology, and understanding of lexical and semantic features of the linguistic worldview. These names may contain valuable information about local conditions, flora, geographical features and ecological status of the bogs, which contributes to deeper understanding of the relationship between humans and the natural environment. In addition, the folk names of bogs can serve as additional sources of information for classifying and identifying different types of bogs in Volyn Polissia, as well as identifying local terminological variations and features. The linguistic approach helps to identify local terminological variations and features that are reflected in the lexical composition and semantics. The study is relevant for understanding the lexical fund, linguistic diversity and cultural heritage associated with the Volyn thelmography. The sphere of functioning, semantic shifts and peculiarities of the meaning of thelmographic terms influence the area of distribution of folk geographical terms. This lexical class is based on well-known terms, mainly of Proto-Slavic origin, which have wide semantic possibilities. In the studied area, folk geographical terms for swamps are represented by semantic, phonetic and grammatical variants and derivatives. The core of the analyzed lexical class is well-known terms, mostly of ProtoSlavic origin: брід, болoто, гать, гребля, трясовuнa, etc., which are characterized by wider semantic possibilities. In many subdialects, these lexemes are represented by dialectal phonetic variants: трасовuнa, трасовuско, грaбля, etc. Folk geographical terminology, in comparison with other language layers, is not characterized by imagery or emotionally expressive means. This folk geographical terminology, which partially leaves a trace in place names, is one of the oldest in origin. In addition to linguistic research, the study of folk geographical terminology can be useful for natural, historical, ethnological and other sciences.