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Abakarova M.A. [Lexico-semantic analysis of the concept «family» in the Lak paremiology] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2023, Vol. 14, No. 4. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/64FLSK423.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/64FLSK423

Lexico-semantic analysis of the concept «family» in the Lak paremiology

Abakarova Mariana Akhmedovna
Dagestan State University, Makhachkala, Russia
E-mail: marianna-miracle@yandex.ru

Abstract. The article analyzes proverbs constituting the concept «family». The research was based on the semantic analysis, quantitative analysis, cognitive analysis and the descriptive method. Lak proverbs served as material for the study. Quantitative analysis revealed 16 lexemes representing the concept «family» the most representative of which is ninu. The proverbs were subdivided into the following lexico-semantic layers: (1) the choice of a spouse and creation of a family; (2) the relationship between the spouses; (3) the relationship between the siblings; (4) the relationship between the parents and their children. The proverbs revealed axiological aims of the Lak people in relation to the family. Laks are very responsible in the questions of forming a family. Family life is lauded, while solitude is condemned by the society. The man is the head of the family while the wife is the guardian of the hearth. A woman who has a husband is highly regarded by society. The relationship between siblings are in accordance with the general patriarchal traditions of the Lak way of life. Brothers support each other in everything and are the defenders of their sister. Parents rule the family and they instill the basic values in their children. Daughters tend to imitate their mother while the sons take after their father. As a rule, the daughter is judged based on her mother’s image and the sun is judged based on his father’s image. There are corresponding proverbs in the Lak language. Many of those proverbs are allegorical in their nature and include zoomorphisms and phytonyms. The aim of such proverbs is didactic. The concept «family» has not been studied as an autonomous topic earlier in the Lak language which renders this research relevant.

Keywords: the Lak language; proverbs; family; concept; mother; father; relationship

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