Scholarly record
THE IDEA OF POWER IN THE LINGUISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE OLD RUSSIAN SOCIETY
Abstract
The article explores functional and semantic peculiarities of the lexico-semantic field power in the Old Russian language of the XI-XIV century. The most commonly used and succinct in the above mentioned field are the lexemes vlast' / volost' (power) which were originally synonyms but later they acquired specialized meanings. Gradually, the originally undivided meaning of the lexeme power including the following senses: possession, tenancy, land and territory was divided into separate meanings acquired by specialized social terms. The conceptual sphere connected with realization of the concept of power was constantly enriched with new language units: both derived and underived. This group included both terms meaning exercising of power and the names of territories under some power, social status of people and abstract notions. The main research methods include the following: method of conceptual analysis allowing to reveal the main characteristics of the cultural content inherent to the corresponding terms, method of vocabulary contextual and semantic cognitive analysis. Method of etymological analysis allows to reconstruct the most ancient Slavic ways of understanding the term power. The authors conclude that the Old Russian developed a well structured terminological system allowing to name different aspects of power, it is this system which still exists in the language. The semantics of the language units of the lexico-semantic field power is closely connected with social, political and economic changes. The research materials are important for understanding the social evolution in Russia.
Publication Impact Profile
Publication details
References13
Plokhy S., The Origins of the Slavic Nations: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 379 p., 2006.
Croft W., Alan Cruse D., Cognitive Linguistics, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 356 p., 2004.
Vendina T.I., Medieval man in the mirror of Old Slavic, Мoscow, Russia, 336 p., 2002.
Erofeeva I.V., Nurullina G.M., The Study Of Ancient Chronicles Within The Professional Philologist Educator's Training System, The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences EpSBS, Cyprus, vol. XXIX, pp. 953-960, 2017.
Nurullina G., Yuan T., Sajakhova L., Usmanova L., Wind's Element in the Artistic World of Ivan Bunin: Semantic Strategies and Dominants, Journal of History Culture and Art Research, vol.6 / issue 5, Turkey, pp.377-383, 2017.
Fasmer M., Etymological dictionary of the Russian language, Мoscow, Russia, vol. 1, 576 p., 1986.
Chernykh P.Y., Historical etymological dictionary of the modern Russian language in 2 volumes, Мoscow, Russia, vol. 1, 624 p., 1999.
Filin F.P., Vocabulary of the Russian literature language in the Old Kievan epoch, Bulletins of the Leningrad SPI named after A.I. Gertsen, Leningrad, Russia, vol. 80, 288 p., 1949.
Kolesov V.V., Ancient Russia: legacy in words. The world of a man, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 326 p., 2000.
The Tale of Bygone Years, Laurentian Codex, Complete edition of the Russian chronicles, Moscow, Russia, vol. 1, pp.1-286, 2001.
Novgorod First Chronicles (Synodal list), Novgorod First Chronicles of the older and earlier versions, Moscow-Leningrad, Russia, pp.13-100, 1950.
Lotman Y.M., Essays of the history of the Russian culture of the XVIII – beginning of the XIX century. From the history of the Russian culture, vol. 4 (XVIII – beginning of the XIX century), Moscow, Russia, pp. 11-346, 2000.
Moscow chronicles of 1479. Uvarov’s chronicles, Complete set of Russian chronicles, Moscow-Leningrad, Russia, vol. 25, 464 p., 1949.
View or Download full articleAccess options
SWS access login
Login as SWS Scientific CommitteeLogin as SWS Scientific PartnerLogin as SWS AuthorAuthors and approved SWS contributors will read and export their own linked papers after identity matching by SWS profile, email and SGEM GlobalID.
For librarian assistance: [email protected]
Purchase Instant Access
- Article can be downloaded after successful payment.
- Article may be used according to SWS library access terms.
- Article cannot be redistributed.
