Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts

Introduction. The article presents an analysis of Kalmyk food-related proverbs and sayings — comparing the latter to paremiological units of European languages from an axiological perspective. Goals. The study attempts a linguoaxiological analysis of Kalmyk proverbs with gastronomic components and c...

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Main Authors: Natalia Yu. Neliubova, Natalia M. Dugalich, Olga A. Kadilina, Choduraa Sh. Kol
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Language:English
Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2023-09-01
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Online Access:http://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4700
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author Natalia Yu. Neliubova
Natalia M. Dugalich
Olga A. Kadilina
Choduraa Sh. Kol
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Natalia M. Dugalich
Olga A. Kadilina
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description Introduction. The article presents an analysis of Kalmyk food-related proverbs and sayings — comparing the latter to paremiological units of European languages from an axiological perspective. Goals. The study attempts a linguoaxiological analysis of Kalmyk proverbs with gastronomic components and compares them to Russian and French paremiological units. Materials and methods. The paper focuses on a database of paroemias selected via continuous sampling from a variety of dictionaries. The author’s database contains a total of 1,500 paroemias, 260 units have been used in a detailed linguoaxiological analysis, and the article publishes ca. 60 most representative examples. The work employs a complex methodology which includes the steps as follows: to compile an individual cluster of paroemias with gastronomic components for each language; calculate a frequency of gastronomic components and semantically relate the latter to values; characterize emotional and evaluative language means instrumental in correlating gastronomic images with the axiological meaning of a paroemia; analyze Kalmyk paroemias against Russian and French ones via the comparative method. Results. The analysis of paroemias with food components of the three not that closely related languages has showed their high axiological potential. The most frequent components tend to reflect peculiarities of lifestyles and traditions once adopted by the investigated ethnic groups. The material of the three languages is indicative of some correlations within the following values (value dyads): life, knowledge, faith and religion, wealth – poverty. Despite the evident typological differences, the means of expressing evaluativity and their role in creating axiological meanings of paroemias in the three languages have a number of similarities. Conclusions. Such insights into the culturally significant food component in paroemias of Asian and European languages are indicative enough when it comes to investigate the functioning of ethnic value systems, including in terms of their cultural orientations, such as actual degrees of trends towards sociocentrism, primary orientations towards spiritual or material values.
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spelling doaj.art-fb641bba929c4e38ab884c43b8fc6c8f2023-12-09T10:56:56ZengРоссийской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центрOriental Studies2619-09902619-10082023-09-0116492994710.22162/2619-0990-2023-68-4-929-947Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological ContextsNatalia Yu. Neliubova0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6538-8267Natalia M. Dugalich1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-2754Olga A. Kadilina2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-2754Choduraa Sh. Kol3https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2231-5802RUDN University RUDN UniversityKutafin Moscow State Law University Secondary School of the Village of Toora-Khem named after Leonid ChadambaIntroduction. The article presents an analysis of Kalmyk food-related proverbs and sayings — comparing the latter to paremiological units of European languages from an axiological perspective. Goals. The study attempts a linguoaxiological analysis of Kalmyk proverbs with gastronomic components and compares them to Russian and French paremiological units. Materials and methods. The paper focuses on a database of paroemias selected via continuous sampling from a variety of dictionaries. The author’s database contains a total of 1,500 paroemias, 260 units have been used in a detailed linguoaxiological analysis, and the article publishes ca. 60 most representative examples. The work employs a complex methodology which includes the steps as follows: to compile an individual cluster of paroemias with gastronomic components for each language; calculate a frequency of gastronomic components and semantically relate the latter to values; characterize emotional and evaluative language means instrumental in correlating gastronomic images with the axiological meaning of a paroemia; analyze Kalmyk paroemias against Russian and French ones via the comparative method. Results. The analysis of paroemias with food components of the three not that closely related languages has showed their high axiological potential. The most frequent components tend to reflect peculiarities of lifestyles and traditions once adopted by the investigated ethnic groups. The material of the three languages is indicative of some correlations within the following values (value dyads): life, knowledge, faith and religion, wealth – poverty. Despite the evident typological differences, the means of expressing evaluativity and their role in creating axiological meanings of paroemias in the three languages have a number of similarities. Conclusions. Such insights into the culturally significant food component in paroemias of Asian and European languages are indicative enough when it comes to investigate the functioning of ethnic value systems, including in terms of their cultural orientations, such as actual degrees of trends towards sociocentrism, primary orientations towards spiritual or material values.http://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4700kalmyk paroemiaseuropean paremiological contextsrussian paroemiasfrench paroemiaslinguoaxiological potential of paremiasfood-related component of paroemiasdictionary of proverbs and sayingslinguoaxiological analysislinguistic means of expressing evaluativity
spellingShingle Natalia Yu. Neliubova
Natalia M. Dugalich
Olga A. Kadilina
Choduraa Sh. Kol
Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
Oriental Studies
kalmyk paroemias
european paremiological contexts
russian paroemias
french paroemias
linguoaxiological potential of paremias
food-related component of paroemias
dictionary of proverbs and sayings
linguoaxiological analysis
linguistic means of expressing evaluativity
title Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
title_full Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
title_fullStr Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
title_full_unstemmed Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
title_short Linguoaxiological Analysis of Kalmyk Proverbs and Sayings with Food-Related Components: A Perspective from European Paremiological Contexts
title_sort linguoaxiological analysis of kalmyk proverbs and sayings with food related components a perspective from european paremiological contexts
topic kalmyk paroemias
european paremiological contexts
russian paroemias
french paroemias
linguoaxiological potential of paremias
food-related component of paroemias
dictionary of proverbs and sayings
linguoaxiological analysis
linguistic means of expressing evaluativity
url http://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4700
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