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Vasileva A.P. [Key cultural concepts of the North in the worldview of the northern Yakuts] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2025, Vol. 16, No. 4. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/23FLSK425.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/23FLSK425

Key cultural concepts of the North in the worldview of the northern Yakuts

Vasileva Alina Petrovna
Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia
E-mail: alinavasilyeva88@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-8459
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Abstract. The article addresses the relevant problem of studying transformations in the linguistic consciousness of Indigenous peoples of the Arctic in the context of globalization and climate change. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the application of the associative experiment method to reconstruct the ethnolocal worldview of speakers of the Abyysky dialect of the Yakut language. This methodology has revealed specific features of collective representations that are not reflected in nationwide lexicographic sources. The aim of the study is to analyze the semantics of the key cultural images «tundra» (tuundara) and «deer» (taba) through their associative-verbal networks and to identify the specifics of the worldview of the northern Yakuts. The research hypothesis posits that the structure of the linguistic consciousness of local dialect speakers is determined by practical experience and is characterized by greater concreteness and functionality compared to the stereotyped images of the national consciousness. A free associative experiment was conducted with 32 Yakut speakers in the Abyysky district of Yakutia, followed by semantic analysis of the obtained associative fields and their comparison with data from the «Associative Dictionary of the Yakut Language». It was established that the linguistic consciousness of Abyy residents is characterized by the dominance of a spatial-geometric code in the perception of the tundra (nėlėmėn — ‘spacious’) and a utilitarian-economic code in the image of the deer (uuchakh — ‘riding deer’, untuu — ‘high fur boots’). Unique cultural precedents (the literary association «tuundara ohogo») not present in the the Associative Dictionary of the Yakut Language were identified. The practical significance of the work lies in the development of methodological tools for monitoring changes in linguistic consciousness and preserving cultural codes. The results can be applied in educational programs, lexicography, and cultural projects for Arctic regions. Research prospects are associated with expanding the sample and conducting a comparative analysis of data from other ethnic groups.

Keywords: linguistic consciousness; image of the world; Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation; linguistic worldview; associative experiment; associative-verbal network; associative field; Yakut language; Evenki language

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