Mongolian Language Research Articles

Lexical Expression of Presentiment in Mongolic Languages

This article considers a number of lexemes used to express premonition in Mongolic languages in order to identify, if possible, the motives of nomination and their connection with the psychophysiological state of a person who has a premonition of something, in most cases bad. The word ǰöng assumes the “voicing” of a feeling of anxiety comparable to an internal buzz. It indicates the syncretism of the semantics of linguistic units, semantic features, which motivate metaphorical and metonymic transfers to intermodal spheres. It demonstrates the phenomenon of synesthesia in the field of designating physical sensations. In the word iru-a, the leading role in the nomination is given to the trembling of the tongue at the moment of articulation of the sonant [r], which conveys disturbing sensations, mainly localized in the thoracic part. In the word belge, there was probably a metonymic transfer from the meaning of ‘sign as a material object’ to ‘sign, omen’. Research in this way allows deeper understanding the importance of the system of interpretation of sensory information transmitted through various sensations in the body.

Children learning Mongolian as an additional language through the implementation of a task-based approach

Abstract This study was undertaken at a Mongolian community language school which aims to support Mongolian heritage children to learn their home language and culture. The learners were aged 4–15 years with diverse abilities in the Mongolian language. Informed by both purpose-developed Needs and Interest Analyses, a task-based language teaching (TBLT) program was developed and implemented over a six-month period. To evaluate the usefulness of this, two methods were utilised. Firstly, learners’ task-based interactions were recorded regularly, transcribed and qualitatively analysed. Secondly, stakeholder feedback was elicited via interviews. The findings showed that the learners interacted in ways facilitative of second language acquisition (i.e., they received abundant input, used a variety of interactive strategies, provided peer scaffolding, and modified their output according to the feedback). They also engaged in translanguaging to support their understanding and meaning making. Stakeholder feedback pointed to some challenges, but also many positive outcomes.

Altaic Elements in the Chinese Variety of Tangwang: True and False Direct Loans

This paper foccusses on the Tangwang language, a Chinese variety spoken in southern Gansu that has been in contact with the Dongxiang language, a Mongolic language. Tangwang is believed to be a highly altaicised variety, as it demonstrate several traits that are usually absent in this language family are are reputed ‘typical’ of the Turkic-Mongolic languages. However, most of these traits are present in the other northwestern chinese varieties and are the result of reanalysis, thus, it is difficult to trace their exact origin. This paper aims at analyzing the influence of Mongolic languages on Tangwang from the perspective of borrowings, and in particular direct loans. Taking the formally identical features that are shared in Dongxiang and Tangwang as a starting point, we will try to determine which form can be seen as a direct borrowing due to the adstratal influence of Dongxiang and which one is probably due to an earlier altaic influence. We will try to classify which form is a ‘true’ direct loan from Dongxiang and which form could be the evidence of an earlier substrate. From the results, and based on the existing models on languages contact, we will try to understand which mechanisms from relexification, grammaticalization, and language shift is the most probable in the case of Tangwang.

What evidence exists relating the impact of different grassland management practices to soil carbon in livestock systems? A systematic map protocol

BackgroundGrasslands are essential for providing vital resources in the livestock sector and delivering invaluable ecosystem services such as biodiversity and soil carbon (C) sequestration. Despite their critical importance, these ecosystems face escalating threats from human disturbances, human degradation, and climate change, compromising their ability to effectively stock C. Restoring degraded grasslands emerges as a pragmatic and cost-effective approach to tackling climate change. However, the successful implementation of grassland management toward this goal, faces significant challenges. A systematic mapping approach will help to compile a comprehensive global inventory of studies investigating the impact of differing grassland management practices on soil carbon. In addition, the potential for trade-offs with other greenhouse gas emissions further underlines the value of a systematic assessment. This approach aims to identify knowledge clusters (i.e., well-represented subtopics that are amenable to full synthesis) for potential systematic reviews and pinpoint knowledge gaps requiring further primary research efforts, all contributing to a better understanding of the evidence surrounding this topic.MethodsFollowing systematic evidence synthesis standards, we developed the question to address in the systematic map protocol using the PICO framework. We established a preliminary search string by combining search terms for the Population (Grasslands), Intervention (management) and Outcome (soil carbon) categories, as well as with one additional group (Study types—to focus on farm and field experiments). We will conduct a comprehensive literature search of relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature using Web of Science, Scopus, CABI platforms, Google Scholar, and specialised websites (e.g., Agrotrop). Searches will be conducted in the English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Mongolian languages, as per the linguistic capabilities of the research team. The comprehensiveness of the search will be assessed by comparing the literature collected to a test-list of forty relevant articles. The repeatability of the literature screening process will be ensured by a list of inclusion/exclusion criteria and inter-reviewer consistency statistical tests. Data extraction will be organised into four complementary sections (article information, PICO categories, study characteristics, measurable parameters), on which we will perform queries to produce the tables, figures and evidence maps that will compose the systematic map. The results will identify and describe knowledge gaps and clusters.

Study on the "Homeland" Consciousness of the Mongolian People

This article delves deeply into the "homeland" consciousness recorded in Mongolian language texts such as Jangar and The Secret History of the Mongols, exploring its background, origins, components, and evolution. The study aims to clarify the Mongolian ecological cognition and ecological protection awareness, revealing the embedded humanistic spirit, the ideas of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, and the underlying values.

몽골 전통문자 교육의 현황

This study reviewed the current Mongolian government's overall traditional character education policy, analyzed how this education policy was reflected in Mongolia's general middle and high school textbooks, and examined the current status of Mongolia's traditional character education based on this. Mongolians have been using ‘Mongol bichig’, Mongolia’s own traditional script, since the 13th century and have a great heritage and history of written culture. As specified in the ‘Law on the Mongolian Language’ resolved in 2015, Mongolia's traditional script, Mongolian bichig, is ‘the precious heritage of the spiritual culture of the Mongolian people, the roots and stem of the nation's civilization, the unity of the nation, the well-being of the nation, and independence. It is a confirmation of independence, and it is also the noble duty of all Mongolians to learn, teach, use, and transmit the Mongolian language. Mongolia began using the cyrillic alphabet as the country's official alphabet in 1946, and with democratization in 1990, it is making great efforts to use both the current cyrillic alphabet and its own traditional script. The Mongolian government has been implementing many policies related to traditional characters since 1995, starting with the ‘Mongolian Traditional Characters National Program I’. Based on these policies, the subject ‘Mongolian Traditional Characters’ is currently being opened and taught in grades 6 to 12 of general middle and high schools.

Монгол хэлний “дээр” хэмээх үгийн танин мэдэхүйн утга зүйн судалгаа

Cognitive linguistics regards the meaning of language as humans' subjective interpretation of the world. As men communicate with the world through their bodies, their views are self-centered. Those views are reflected in languages. Therefore, it is possible to reveal the unique way of thinking reflected in a language by analyzing the semantic system related to words. This research examines some spatial semantic characteristics of the spatial term “дээр” in the Mongolian language. For this, the study determines its fundamental meanings and schemas related to them based on the basic concepts of spatial semantics of Zlatev (2007) among the cognitive semantics. According to the frame of reference, the word “дээр” spatially indicates a level of height between two things and certain location on a thing. Due to these schematic characteristics, this word does not indicate active or directional motions but static situations.

试论≪御制满蒙文鑑≫与≪蒙語類解≫的关系

This article attempts to demonstrate the relationship between qaγan-u bičigsen manǰu mongγol ügen-ü toli bičig and MONG Ŏ YU HAE from the perspectives of philology and linguistics. As one of the 18th century Mongolian textbooks of the Korean Translation Institute(Sa YŎK Won), the compilation style and inclusion of Mongolian words in MONG Ŏ YU HAE follow the characteristics of Qing Dynasty Mongolian dictionaries in many aspects. When conducting this study, scholars from South Korea and Japan also fully recognized the correlation between Mong Hak Sam SŎ and Qing Dynasty dictionaries. They put forward their own views on the issue of “Mong Mun Kam” mentioned in the “Preface to the Reissue of the Three Books of Mongolian School” . Chinese scholars have a low level of attention to this type of literature, and there is a lack of research results. The research perspectives of previous scholars have mostly focused on the ontology research of 18th century Mongolian language reflected in Mongolian textbooks, without carefully demonstrating the relationship between Mongolian textbooks and Manchu literature. This article is a supplement to this aspect.

Mongolian Education Resource Platform Based on Springmvc+Hibernate+Spring Integration Framework

With the popularization of educational informatization and the advancement of computer technology and multimedia playback, the process of educational networking has reached new heights nationwide. The education networking in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is currently in a rapid development stage. In order to provide Mongolian-speaking students with the benefits of educational networking, it is imperative to design and implement a Mongolian language educational resource platform. The designed Mongolian Language Educational Resource Platform in this paper adopts a B/S architecture and utilizes the SpringMVC, Hibernate, and Spring frameworks for overall development. Firstly, the relevant technical knowledge used is introduced, including the B/S architecture, the main frameworks used, and CSS technology, among others. Then, the requirements specification and detailed design plan of the platform are elaborated, including the database design. Finally, the implementation process of the core functionalities of this Mongolian language educational resource platform is described, and unit testing methods are employed to test these core modules. The system in this paper achieves the basic functionalities of the Mongolian language educational resource platform, and the entire platform's functionalities have met the expected goals.

Бага насны хүүхдийн хос хэлний түвшнийг тогтоох судалгаа, үр дүн

An important problem is that there is no bilingual (Kazakh and Mongolian) training for pre-school children with different languages and cultures in Mongolia, and the solution of how to implement it is not clear. The root of the problem is that children need to learn their native language and culture, and on the other hand, language is one of the main tools for further education after entering school. In addition to learning a child's mother tongue, mastering a second language is important not only for their development and education, but also for the implementation of the principle of inclusive education. The purpose of this article is to identify the state of understanding and speaking ability of 4-5 year old bilingual (Kazakh, Mongolian) children and determine the level of development. In the survey, American scientists Wayne P. Hresco, D. Kim Reid, and Donald D. Hammill used the TELD-3 (Test of Early Language Development) method and the individual interview method. 120 4-5-year-old bilingual children attending kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar city and 30 children from kindergartens in Bayan-Olgii province were included in the survey. The results of the research show that there is a need for in-depth study of how the use of Kazakh and Mongolian languages is different depending on the region where the children live. The statistical indicators of the research test revealed that the variables of children's comprehension and speaking ability are directly related to the language of the environment, the language of instruction, and the environment of the home language.

A case study of family language policy in interaction with mainstream and minority language education among Mongolian families

ABSTRACT In the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (henceforth IMAR) of China, children of bilingual parents are increasingly becoming monolingual in the socially dominant language – Mandarin. Mongolian language, representing the unique culture and identity of Mongolian ethnic groups, is facing a decline in usage within the family setting. This case study investigates the Family Language Policy (henceforth FLP) and its interaction with mainstream and minority language education through observations, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires with two distinct groups. Group 1 demonstrates the contemporary implementations and challenges of FLP among 5 bilingual parents and Group 2 offers the historical perspectives of 9 bilingual adults with their retrospective account of childhood language experiences. Through comparing the two groups, we identified the critical role of FLP in supporting the development of children's minority languages. We also uncovered challenges and inconsistencies that parents encountered in implementing FLP. These issues stem from a variety of factors, including economic, sociocultural, and political influences, as well as individual factors, such as expectations and language experiences from both parents and children.

Gene pool preservation across time and space In Mongolian-speaking Oirats

The Oirats are a group of Mongolian-speaking peoples residing in Russia, China, and Mongolia, who speak Oirat dialects of the Mongolian language. Migrations of nomadic ethnopolitical formations of the Oirats across the Eurasian Steppe during the Late Middle Ages/early Modern times resulted in a wide geographic spread of Oirat ethnic groups from present-day northwestern China in East Asia to the Lower Volga region in Eastern Europe. In this study, we generate new genome-wide and mitochondrial DNA data for present-day Oirat-speaking populations from Kalmykia in Eastern Europe, Western Mongolia, and the Xinjiang region of China, as well as Issyk-Kul Sart-Kalmaks from Central Asia, and historically related ethnic groups from Altai, Tuva, and Northern Mongolia to study the genetic structure and history of the Oirats. Despite their spatial and temporal separation, small current population census, both the Kalmyks of Eastern Europe and the Oirats of Western Mongolia in East Asia are characterized by strong genetic similarity, high effective population size, and low levels of interpopulation structure. This contrasts the fine genetic structure observed today at a smaller geographic scale in traditionally sedentary populations, and is conditioned by high mobility and marriage practices (traditional strict exogamy) in nomadic groups. Conversely, the genetic profile of the Issyk-Kul Sart-Kalmaks suggests a distinct source(s) of genetic ancestry, along with indications of isolation and genetic drift compared to other Oirats. Our results also show that there was limited gene flow between the ancestors of the Oirats and the Altaians during the late Middle Ages.Source of the yurt image: https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/yurt.

Researching Ibn Muhanna’s dictionary in terms of linguistic features

In many linguistic studies, many studies have been conducted on the work “Hilyetü’l-insan” and “Halbetü’l-lisan”, which was mentioned as Ibn Muhanna’s Dictionary, whose real name was revealed when the Istanbul copy was found, and which belongs to Jamaladdin Ibn Muhanna. In the middle of the century, the Persian, Turkic and Mongolian languages gained influence and were widely used in Iraq as well as in the entire Elkhanid territory. Ibn Muhenna wrote his dictionaries “Hilyetü’l-insan” and “Halbetü’l-lisan” in this scientific environment. It is estimated that it was written in Meraga or Baghdad in the second half of the century. Despite the fact that the official language of the Elkhanid state is Turkic, Ibn Muhanna wrote his work in Arabic based on the main features of these three languages, considering that Arabic, Persian and Mongolian languages are also used in cultural, administrative, commercial and public life. According to the Istanbul copy of the introduction and the three-part dictionary, pages 5–111 were devoted to Persian, pages 113–310 to Turkic, and pages 311–371 to Mongolian. The part of the work related to the Persian language consists of an introduction and twenty-eight chapters where general grammatical rules are explained. In this research study, we will try to compare the linguistic features of Ibn Muhanna’s Dictionary.

Western Mongolian (Oirat-Kalmyk) loanwords in Kyrgyz

The Kyrgyz are one of the Turkic peoples that have had extensive contact with Mongolian tribes throughout history, and their language has one of the largest numbers of loanwords of Mongolian origin. Careful analysis shows that these words were borrowed from several historical Mongolian idioms at various times. Western Mongolian loanwords make up the most recent stratum in terms of chronology. They were acquired in the 16th–18th centuries from Western Mongolian idioms, whose living successors are Oirat and Kalmyk. This article is the first attempt to deal specifically with loanwords from Western Mongolian languages to a particular Turkic language. The author of the paper offers numerous, especially phonological, criteria, for identifying Western Mongolian loanwords in Kyrgyz, and provides examples that meet these criteria. The fact that Mongolian loanwords from the late period are more prevalent than those from earlier layers, and that they also include examples related to Lamaism, Mongolian culture and ethnography, suggests that the Oirat-Kalmyk and Kyrgyz tribes had more intensive interaction than is often recognized.

Russia Means a Lot to Me

This article covers autobiographical and research facts from the life of a Mongolian Russian scholar, literary critic, and translator of A. S. Pushkin’s works. The author of the article is a graduate of the Faculty of Philology at Gorky Ural State University and President of the Mongolian Association of Teachers of the Russian Language and Literature. The article discusses issues related to his translation and research activities, and, more particularly, his conceptual approach to assessing literary critical thoughts and the principles he adheres to when translating Russian culture-related phenomena into Mongolian. Also, the article discusses some problems of saving values transferred by Russian literature and culture, with the author expressing his opinion on the Russian national mentality formed primarily through friendly communication. When working in modern Mongolian literary criticism, the researcher had to decide from what position to understand certain parameters in assessing artistic phenomena that existed in the era of socialist realism. As a result, he concludes that the most destructive thing in managing artistic culture, in particular, was excessive ideologization and moralizing, which is temporary and always becomes a barrier to the nature of creative thinking. By working in the field of translation studies and on the ways of transmitting Russian culture-specific phenomena in poetic texts into the Mongolian language, the researcher proposes to adhere to the principle that, first of all, the form and message of the work should not be affected, so that in terms of value it provides readers with an adequate perception in the target language.

PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE MONGOLIAN VERSION OF DELAWARE SCHOOL CLIMATE QUESTIONNAIRE (DSCQ)

The Delaware School Climate Questionnaire (DSCQ), initiated by Delaware and his associates, has been utilized as a common tool to explore and evaluate school climate in different countries. The purpose of the current study was to adapt the DSCQ into Mongolian and examine its psychometric properties with a sample of 1,174 secondary school students. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis verified the uni-dimensionality of the scale and confirmed the Mongolian version of DSCQ fit the three-factor model. The Cronbach alpha value of the total scale was 0.92, whereas correlation coefficients representing convergent validity varied from 0.30 to 0.72 (p <.01). The criterion validity of the scale was determined to be 0.3 when the Mongolian language and math achievement test score was used as a criterion in concurrent validity analysis. The results suggest that the Mongolian version of the DSCQ is a valid and reliable tool to evaluate school climate in Mongolian samples.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0258/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Mongolian components in Yakut phraseological phrases characterising a person (comparative aspect)

From the card index “Phraseologisms characterising a human being in Yakut and Turkic languages of South Siberia, Turkish and Kazakh” compiled by the author, 75 lexeme-mongolisms in the Yakut language were identified. This article is the first special study of these lexemes-mongolisms, which are part of Yakut phraseologisms (somatisms; lexemes denoting objects of material culture). The aim of this study is to identify the area of distribution of Mongolisms included in Yakut phraseological phrases, to establish phraseological parallels in other Turkic languages, to determine the motivational bases of phraseological phrases characterising human beings. Thus, to make a certain contribution to the clarification of the problem of Yakut-Mongolian contacts. The value of phraseologisms lies in the fact that remaining unchanged, they preserve national identity and reflect the characteristic features of the historical epoch in which they originated. The study of Mongolisms in the Yakut language is based on the scientific works of E.I. Ubryatova, S. Kaluzhinsky, V.I. Rassadin, N.N. Shirobokova, N.K. Antonov, G.G. Levin, A.E. Shamaeva and others. As a result of the study, it was established that: Mongolisms included in Yakut phraseologisms can be subdivided into the following types - a) Mongolisms borrowed by the Turkic-speaking ancestors of the Yakuts back in the times when they lived in the “southern” ancestral homeland; b) Mongolisms previously acquired in the “southern” ancestral homeland as part of the Turkic Kypchak component; c) Mongolisms that penetrated already in geographically separated groups of Turkic languages from certain Mongolian languages; d) Mongolisms acquired through an “unknown” Middle Mongolian source language and/or Buryat language. The overwhelming majority of the considered Yakut phraseologisms with Mongolian components do not find parallels in the Turkic languages, which confirms the thesis that the formation of these phraseologisms took place in the process of their development under conditions of non-contact with the Turkic languages of South Siberia. The prospects of the study are seen in further reconstruction of the phraseological fund of the Yakut language in order to make a significant contribution to the solution of the problem of Yakut-Mongolian contacts.

History of the development of onomatopoeias in the Kazakh and Mongolian languages

Relevance. This study is relevant as the history of onomatopoeia has not been studied in the languages of the Altai group, and its investigation remains one of the main subjects of linguistic studies in these countries. Purpose. The main purpose is to analyse and study the specifics of onomatopoeias in the Mongolian and Kazakh languages. Methodology. The methodological basis of the research approach in this paper comprises a thorough search and theoretical analysis of the philological literature addressing the role of onomatopoeias in both languages, and descriptive and comparative research methods to diagnose iconicity in the languages of Mongolia and Kazakhstan in their syllabic structure. Results. The results of this study present identification of the main factors of onomatopoeia formation processes in Kazakh and Mongolian, along with their development. Considerable attention is paid to the qualitative processing of the results and conclusions of the study of onomatopoeias in the Mongolian and Kazakh languages. Conclusions. The findings of the investigation and the conclusions drawn from them constitute one of the stages for further study of the history of the development of onomatopoeias in the Kazakh and Mongolian languages, in the context of the development and formation of these peoples as independent cultural units and become a stimulus for further development of this topic in academic circles. The results of this study will help teachers and Kazakh and Mongolian language speakers to better understand the origins and use of onomatopoeias in the languages under consideration. Keywords: Kazakh and Mongolian languages; onomatopoeias; onomatopoeia; iconicity; language history

Structural, grammatical and linguocultural aspects of the meteorolexeme "halun" in the Mongolian languages

The article analyzes the meteorological vocabulary in the Mongolian languages, which characterizes hot weather. The linguistic means of expressing hot weather in the worldview of the Mongolian peoples can be represented as integral and consistent natural phenomena that are systematically used by traditional speakers in direct, figurative, comparative, evaluative and metaphorical meanings. The object of the study is nominative units (words, phrases, phraseological units) in Mongolian languages that characterize hot weather. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the compatibility of the "halun" meteorological system. The bearers of a nomadic civilization are directly dependent on the natural and climatic features that determined the state of nomadic management, orientation and location of a person in nature and society. The relations of nature, man and the animal world, reflected in the ethnic consciousness of native speakers, had their own systemically categorical forms of expression in linguistic pictures of the world. For the Mongolian peoples, in addition to universal verbal forms of expression of these relations, the whole variety of linguistic and cultural approaches was used to express figuratively comparative and evaluative aesthetic means of language. This article uses a descriptive method, a comparative method, a method of linguistic and cultural analysis of lexical units. In the linguistic picture of the world of a traditional native speaker, the halun lexeme "heat, depending on the temperature regime, can denote different degrees of heat manifestation: from ordinary heat to incredible, exhausting heat, affecting the physical condition of a person. As examples, the author uses Mongolian lexicographic sources, texts of artistic and folklore works, in which lexemes denoting hot weather were analyzed from meteorological vocabulary. Meteorological vocabulary characterizing hot weather is considered in the article from the point of view of their composition, semantics, morphological-syntactic and lexico-semantic method of education. The peculiarity of artistic and folklore texts makes it possible to consider a specific lexeme in its various combinations, which makes it possible to fully reveal the features of the semantic structure of the word. In this aspect, meteorological names characterizing hot weather in the Kalmyk language are considered and systematized for the first time.

Монгол, солонгос хэлний “гар”－тай нийлэмж үгийн төлөөллийн онцлог

In this study, metonymic expression of ‘hand’ among the five human senses was studied in the context of Mongolian and Korean language.
 Based on the theory of cognitive linguistics, we compared compound words abstracted through the five human senses(hands) in the context of Mongolian and Korean languages, and how the transitional meaning of the word is formed in these languages. “Hand” shows the expression of many behaviors, such as “person, relationship, control, ownership, power”, etc. Regarding the classification of representation, it is considered that 2 categories represent the whole by parts and the whole by parts. Representation is classified into real and abstract representation.
 (1) It is common in Mongolian language to represent a person with the “hand” of the five sensory organs in real representation, but with the help of accent words such as “big, right, big” to indicate the rank and rank of the person, “right hand, big hand, long hand, big hand” “Empty” has a wider meaning than the Korean language.
 (2) When expressing anger with compound words whose abstract representation indicates various emotional states, compound words with the word “hand” are more involved, and are manifested in words such as “the hand is tense, the hand is itchy, the hand is moving”, although they have the same meaning in Mongolian and Korean languages. even indicating the specifics of that emotion.