PERCEPTION OF KALYAKAT' REGIONALISM BY CHELYABINSK STUDENTS

The article is targeted at analyzing the perception of the regional word kalyakat' by Chelyabinsk students. Regionalism is understood as a word or word combination used in some regions but unknown on other territories. The etymology of the verb has been studied. Associations with the researched lexeme have been revealed, various, sometimes even antonymous, perception of the verb by the students has been found. The conclusion has been made about the absence of this regionalism in the active vocabulary and in the linguistic consciousness of the respondents.