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The problem of determining the sound root and its semantics using the example of one sound of the Kabardino-Circassian language
| Title: | The problem of determining the sound root and its semantics using the example of one sound of the Kabardino-Circassian language |
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| Authors: | Kardanov Musadin L. |
| Source: | Кавказология, Vol 0, Iss 1, Pp 275-285 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | Kabardino-Balkarian State University, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | семантика, этимология, GN301-674, History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics, DK1-4735, микрозначение, фоносимволизм, звуко-корень, кабардино-черкесский, заимствование, Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology |
| Description: | Additional analysis in determining the semantics of sound roots, which in Adyghe studies are con-sidered non-independent root elements, allows us to conclude that in the modern Kabardian-Circassian language, grammaticalized morphemes were once carriers of certain meanings. Based on the identified micro-meanings of sounds that allow us to decipher words, we put forward a hy-pothesis about the hierarchy of sounds in them, which is confirmed in examples from the lan-guage. This is a new approach not only in Adyghe studies but also in linguistics in general for de-termining the meaning of a word. The cardinal difference between our research and the followers of phonosymbolism is that, denying symbolism in sounds, we find its end-to-end meaning in all words of which it is a component and do not consider this the starting point for sound. We hypoth-esize that the absolute semantics of sound can only be determined at the intersection of linguistics and natural sciences. Our research establishes a viewpoint for identifying original and borrowed words, because many lexical units lack a reasoned multi-aspect analysis connecting them to a particular language. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| ISSN: | 2542-212X |
| DOI: | 10.31143/2542-212x-2025-1-275-285 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/fef600a9b5bf4c84b12b4129ad9ec6ba |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....77c3e62455a21e9716adf05a2a3e8d9d |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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