TO THE QUESTION OF THE SEMANTIC VOLUME OF A PROPER NAME

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of proper names functioning both in epic works and in modern society, their meanings and referential statuses. The main task of the study is to identify the semantic scope of the proper name Geser. The need to distinguish two components in the semantic volume of the proper Geser name has been proven, due to the correlation of the name with two referents: a reference to a well-known character—the hero of the national epic and a reference to a new object – a person with the name Geser or an organization with the same name. The relationship between the constituent structures in the semantic volume of the proper Geser name has been established and described. The general mechanism and conditions for updating the meanings of the name of the hero Geser in different periods of the life of society have been established. The proposed separation in the semantic volume of the name of the proper Geser two structures and the establishment of a relationship between them will be useful in the study of proper names from the epics of other cultures.