Finno-Ugric World

Features of the poetry of the Udmurt children’s author G. A. Khodyrev

Razina Yulia N.,
Head of Literature and Folklore Office Udmurt State University (Izhevsk, Russia), juli66@list.ru

It shows the artistic originality of poetry of the Udmurt children’s poet G. A. Khodyrev (1932–1995), specificity of his world view. It gives specific examples showing the characteristic features of the poetics of children’s poems.

Keywords: Udmurt children’s poetry; Udmurt children’s writer; poem; poetics; the art world; artistry; imagery; tradition; poetry.

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Existential verbs as a means of the expression locative categories in Erzya and Finnish

Mosina Natalia M.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Finno-Ugric and Comparative Linguistics, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), natamish@rambler.ru

Migunova Anna S.,
Postgraduate student, Department of Finno-Ugric and Comparative Linguistics, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), zyuzyaevaanya@mail.ru

The article discusses the content of “locative” category, which is common in linguistics and has a variety of means of expression. It gives definitions of “linguistic category”, and “space”. It considers existential verbs as one of the means of expression of the locative category in the Erzya and Finnish languages.

 Keywords: locative category; existential verb; space; Erzya language; Finnish language.

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Function and features of phrasal semantics in the dialects of the Moksha language

Kulakova Nadezhda A.,
Candidate Sc. {Philology}, Associate Professor, Department of Mordovian Languages, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), nad_kul@rambler.ru

The article studies the functioning of dialect phraseological units in the dialects of Moksha-Mordovians. It also considers the lexical and semantic features as well as phrasal semantic groups of dialectal phraseological units.

 Keywords: functioning; dialect phraseology; Moksha language; phraseological unit; voices; semantic features; phrasal semantics.

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Artistic originality of contemporary Udmurt prose about war (Based on the novel by E. Minnigaraeva “Where are you, son?”)

Kondratieva Natalia V.,
Doctor of Philology, Director of the Institute of Udmurt Philology, Finno-Ugric Studies and Journalism, Udmurt State University (Izhevsk, Russia), nataljakondratjeva@yandex.ru

The article features the image of local wars based on the material of the modern Udmurt prose. Attention is paid to the metaphors of the human body and objects, which are dominant in the reception of war.

Keywords: modern Udmurt literature; Elena Minnigaraeva (Panfilova); prose about war; the First Chechen war; artistic originality; the image of the mother.

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On two peripheral lexical groups in Western Mari language

Ivanov Vladimir A.,
Head of the Sector of documents recording and processing, Academic Library, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), vovagkmfc@yandex.ru

It considers two lexical groups of the Western Mari language – calling words for animals and children’s words; it identifies features of their use in different situations and the basic functional and semantic groups. In addition, it introduces the material obtained at fieldtrips into scientific circulation, which reflects the current state of vocabulary of the Western Mari language.

 Keywords: Hill Mari language; children’s words; calling words; language periphery; pictorial vocabulary; onomatopoeia.

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Original representation of folklore traditions of the Erzyan people in the novel “Stepan Erzya” by K. G. Abramov

Antonova Vera I.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Journalism, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), belkich@rambler.ru

Golyakov Andrey N.,
Postgraduate student, Department of Finno-Ugric Literature, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), moscow-kremlin777@list.ru

The article considers the display of a “natural” language in a trilogy novel “Stepan Erzya” by K. G. Abramov. Using the exact empirical examples it proves that in his novel the writer creates socio-cultural background of the time, the images of an individual person and people. He prefers the creative techniques, which give the reader a clear idea of the national coloring and folk traditions of the Erzyan people.

Keywords: author; study; Mordovians; people; paremiological creativity; trilogy novel; identity; Erzyan people; ethnic poetics.

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Russian as a foreign language: the functioning of the Russian language in poly-ethnic  (Finno-Ugric) region

Ariskina Olga L.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), ariskina@list.ru

Dubrovskaya Svetlana A.,
Candidate Sc. {Philology}, Associate Professor, Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), s.dubrovskaya@bk.ru

Filippova Olga V.,
Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, Head of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), filippovaov@mail.ru

Maria Antonova and the art of folk song performance (the 90th anniversary)

Boyarkina Lyudmila B.,
Candidate Sc. {Art History}, Professor, Folk Music Department, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), bojarkin_ni@mail.ru

The Finno-Ugric languages of the Russian Federation in the electronic information media: experience, problems and prospects

Fedina Marina S.,
Candidate Sc. {Philology}, Head of the Center of Innovative Language Technologies, Komi Republican Academy of Public Administration and Management (Syktyvkar, Russia), m-fedina@mail.ru

It analyses the modern state of functioning and representation of Finno-Ugric languages of the Russian Federation in the electronic information media; establishes main problems and possible outcomes.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric languages; electronic information media; electronic writing; electronic dictionaries; language corpus; keyboard layout; official Internet  portal; educational resources; social network.

Interaction of the Finno-Ugric and Russian cultures in the national costume of the Russian North

Marinenko Oksana V.,
Assistant, Department of Humanities and Physical Education, Engels Technological Institute (branch), Yu. A. Gagarin Saratov State Technical University (Engels, Russia), oksana.vm@mail.ru

Rusanov Viktor A.,
Candidate Sc. {Philosophy}, Associate professor, Department of Humanities and Physical Education, Engels Technological Institute (branch), Yu. A. Gagarin Saratov State Technical University (Engels, Russia), anovrus@bk.ru

The article makes at attempt to study the semantics of the national costume of Arkhangelsk and Vologda provinces basing on the methodological foundations made by Y. M. Lotman and R. Barthes. That allows to consider a costume as a semiotic unit and a method of transmitting information by means of symbols and colors, as well as to identify the ethnic elements in the ornament of Russian, Norman and Finno-Ugric cultures.

Keywords: costume; semantics; symbol; sign; language; ethnos; ornament; decorations; migration.

Area studies in the information space of the libraries of the Republic of Mari El

Mamontova Marina S.,
Candidate Sc. {Pedagogy}, acting Head of the Department of Social and Cultural Technologies, Mari State University (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia), mamontova-ms@mail.ru

The article considers the activities of the libraries in the Republic of Mari El in the Area Studies. It presents the trends of its development over the past ten years. It gives the basic directions, such as the formation and development of the funds, project management, Area Studies methods, cooperation with museums, promotion of national books and so on.

Keywords: Area Studies; library; National Library; Finno-Ugric information space; S. Chavain National Library; information resources of the Finno-Ugric libraries; Mari El Republic.

Neotraditionalism in the modern art of Mordovia: search for a new dancing form

Kondratenko Yury A.,
Doctor of Arts, Head of the Department of Performing Arts, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), yurkondr@gmail.com

Loginova Marina V.,
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Ethnic Culture, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), marina919@mail.ru

The article deals with the topical issue of returning to basics in modern neo-traditional art of Mordovia. Special focus is paid to the process of form- and content-making in folk-dancing.

Keywords: form and content in art; dance language; expressive dance; folk-style dancing; form-making; content-making.

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