SYMBOLS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL IMAGES IN ALTAI HEROIC EPICS
Keywords:
Altai language, symbols, ornithological image, heroic epic, ethnospecific features, human, semantic motivation, linguoculture.Abstract
This work is carried out within the framework of linguoculturology. The object of the research is the symbols of ornithological images in Altai heroic epics, while the subject of the study is their symbolic characteristics in the linguoculture of the Altai people.
The relevance of the research is determined by the following points: 1) symbolic images in Altai heroic epics play an important role in the linguistic worldview of the Altai people, 2) birds are among the frequent symbols of linguoculture, yet the systematization of ornithological images in Altai heroic epics from a symbolic perspective is still insufficiently reflected in linguistic literature, 3) understanding the symbolic ornithological images in Altai heroic epics contributes to successful intercultural communication.
The following hypothesis forms the basis of this research: symbolic ornithological images in Altai heroic epics constitute part of the linguistic worldview of the Altai people; they fall into certain classes, and their associative features reflect important characteristics of human behavior.
