Object-Related Everyday Linguocultural Codeof East Slavic Borderland

This article presents an ethnolinguistic analysis of the object-related everyday linguocultural code within the Bryansk East Slavic borderland, conceptualized as a factor in the preservation of cultural identity. The study is grounded in data drawn from regional lexicographical sources and the card index of the Research Laboratory for Ethnolinguistic Studies of the Material and Spiritual Culture of the East Slavic Borderland at Bryansk State University named after Academician I. G. Petrovsky. The analysis focuses on the nomination patterns within the thematic group “Household Objects,” which are categorized by their functional and semantic load. The paper identifies four distinct layers: purely nominative units ( kukán, lápik, manárka, nakráynik, trepló , among others); nominative units with actualized connotative meaning ( gagáchiki, nadyvánchiki, ryáshka, tryokhvóstka , among others); cumulative units with actualized symbolic meaning ( korómysel, kozhúkh, kuttyá, kólivo, kráyenoye, mákhotka, rushník , among others); and mythological-symbolic units ( pech', dézha / dézhka ). The findings establish that the object-related everyday linguocultural code constitutes a multidimensional phenomenon. It is predicated on stable semantic orientations of the conceptual and linguistic worldviews of native speakers, which are intrinsically linked to the provision of daily livelihood (domestic life, nutrition), family and calendar rites, and confessional specificity (Orthodoxy — Old Believers' Orthodoxy / paganism).