On the question of the peculiarities of the language of Adyghe fairy tales
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-278-287
EDN: YMVHFE
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of the language of Adyghe fairy tales, the definition of its features. Until now, the language of Adyghe fairy tales has not been studied from a linguistic point of view, and therefore the main goal is to show the richness of the language of fairy tales, the stylistic features of the language, and to identify the role of fairy tales in preserving the history of the language. To achieve this goal, fairy tales published at different times were analyzed. The paper uses an analytical method, contextual analysis.
The analysis of the material showed that the language of the Adyghe fairy tales is amazing, on the one hand, archaisms were preserved that do not burden the perception of the language, on the other hand, it is rich in various introductory words and phrases that form the style of fairy tales. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time a linguistic analysis of the language of the Adyg fairy tales is being carried out to determine its lexical and stylistic features.
It has been established that the study of the language of fairy tales makes it possible to recreate the history of the language, to trace the formation of the literary Kabardino-Circassian language by lexical units that have been preserved only in fairy tales and are passed down from generation to generation, the study of which is of great importance to the people.
About the Authors
Zaudin G. Khutezhev
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Kabardian-Cherkessian Language and Literature at the Social and Humanitarian Institute
Vyacheslav Kh. Unatlokov
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Kabardian-Cherkessian Language and Literature at the Social and Humanitarian Institute
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Khutezhev Z.G., Unatlokov V.Kh. On the question of the peculiarities of the language of Adyghe fairy tales. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(2):278-287. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-278-287. EDN: YMVHFE
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