Functional potential of religious vocabulary in the Tatar language
https://doi.org/10.26907/2074-0239-2021-64-2-51-56
Abstract
The article reveals the functional and semantic features of religionyms in the Tatar language. The study focuses on the influence of the Muslim religion and Sufi teachings on the formation of the Turkic-Tatar religious worldview, as well as on the evolution of the Tatar language in general. The article identifies the semantic transformation, acquisition, and functions of religious vocabulary, and the specifics of fixing it in the linguistic consciousness of the Tatars.
The relevance of the work is due to the need to study sacral vocabulary in its functional and semantic aspects.
The aim of the research is to study functional features of religious vocabulary in the Tatar language.
Its scientific novelty is: to show the functional potential of the considered lexical-thematic group according to the data recorded in the Tatar language electronic corpuses.
The research was carried out based on the factual material from the Explanatory Dictionary of the Tatar Language (2005). As a result, we have proved that the presence of such a large number of religious lexemes indicates that sacral vocabulary plays an important role in the worldview of the people, and, consequently, in their way of life and language. The study has revealed that from the point of view of semantics, the majority of Tatar religionyms are borrowings from other languages (mainly Arabic). They changed their meaning to a certain extent influenced by the worldview and religious beliefs of the Tatar people.
About the Authors
A. Yusupov
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ayrat Faikovich Yusupov, Ph.D. in Philology, Associate Professor
420008
18 Kremlyovskaya Str.
Kazan
I. Mukhametova
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilkhamiya Ilyazovna Mukhametova, graduate student
420008
18 Kremlyovskaya Str.
Kazan
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Yusupov A., Mukhametova I. Functional potential of religious vocabulary in the Tatar language. Philology and Culture. 2021;(2):51-56. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2074-0239-2021-64-2-51-56
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