PROPER NAMES IN RUSSIAN AND TATAR PROVERBS AND SAYINGS

Abstract

The article examines the proper names used in Russian and Tatar proverbs and sayings (the semantics of a proper name are examined, which distinguishes between the concept of a unique object; a secondary, or additional, meaning present in the former; and an affective meaning). A study of onyms based on oral folklore helps to identify the distinctive features of the national cultures of the two peoples: proper names associated with the nomination of people, the names of geographical features, and the names of saints are directly linked to the distinctive worldviews of Russians and Tatars and their artistic depictions of the surrounding world; they convey national and local flavor. It is noted that differences in the use of proper names are determined not only by the systemic and structural properties of the Russian and Tatar languages, but also by culture, including the literary and folkloric traditions of these peoples. The article examines proper names that serve as precedent names in proverbs and sayings, vivid figurative and expressive devices used to convey a specific character or image.