FEATURES OF THE LEXICAL COMPOSITION OF THE TEXTS OF FAIRY TALES OF THE PEOPLES OF DAGESTAN

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the specifics of the lexical composition of fairy tales of the peoples of Dagestan. The meaning of fairy tales is great in Dagestani languages. The lexical composition of Dagestani fairy tales is rich in various stable phrases. The anthroponymic component of these fairy tales is also unusual. There are quite a lot of borrowings from eastern languages in the language of fairy tales of the peoples of Dagestan. In a significant part of the borrowings, the main component is the vocabulary associated with the Muslim religion. The texts of fairy tales are distinguished by their originality, richness of means of artistic expression. The lexical richness of the texts of folk tales emphasizes proverbs and sayings. Of the parts of speech, nouns and verb forms are the most frequent. Pronouns and adverbs are used less often. Numerals have a specific character, they are used to enhance the meaning of the utterance, the multiplicity of the action.