Russisms in dialect names of hunting tools in Yakut language

INTRODUCTION . Borrowed Russian dialect names of hunting tools in Yakut language are considered. Phonetic and semantic features of Russisms in household vocabulary in dialect vocabulary of Yakut language haven’t been studied by Yakut scientists. The importance of the research is that in everyday dialect lexicon the subject world is represented, which reflect the main principles of mastering Russisms. The purpose of the study is to describe phonetic and semantic features of borrowed lexemes from the Russian language, which denote instruments of passive and active hunting in the dialectal stratum of the Yakut language. MATERIALS AND METHODS . The materials of the study are dialect words contained in dialectological dictionaries of the Yakut language (1976, 1995). Phonetic, semantic methods are used. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION . More than 30 lexical units borrowed from the Russian language, which denote hunting tools, have been identified. It has been established that Russisms undergo phonetization in accordance with the basic rule of the Yakut language – syngarmonism of vowel sounds. The phonetic acquisition of Russisms is most clearly manifested in the replacement of missing sounds in Yakut language with those sounds based on their place of formation, respectively, and the classification of sounds (e.g., ё = үө, в = б, п = б). It is determined that the semantics of borrowings does not undergo significant changes, as the names of hunting tools belong to the category of words that denote a specific object (tool, device). CONCLUSION . The considered group of names reveals the character of borrowings in the Yakut language, dictated by the change and development of social and everyday life conditions of Yakuts, which affected everyday life, including changes in the composition of hunting tools and devices.