Finno-Ugric and Turkic Ethnocultural Space Volga Region: The Level of Interaction [PDF]
The study is devoted to consideration of the interaction of the Mordovian and Tatar peoples in wedding ceremonies and folklore. In a comparative analysis of the aspect of the traditional wedding rites and folk poetry Mordovians and Tatars. Interethnic interaction Mordovians and Tatars is a thousand-year history.
Liailia Ihsanovna Mingazova +1 more
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The origin of semilingualism: Nils‐Erik Hansegård and the cult of the mother tongue
Abstract ‘Semilingualism’ is one of the most questionable theories produced in the language sciences. Yet, little is known about its origins. We present a critical account of the history of semilingualism, tracing its roots in the work of Nils Erik Hansegård, (1918–2002), inaugural chair of Sámi at Umeå University (1975–1979), who developed a theory of
David Karlander, Linus Salö
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Creating a Toponymic Map of the Middle Volga Region Based on the Materials of the P. S. Pallas Expedition of 1768–1769 [PDF]
The paper presents a study of toponyms attested by Academician Peter Simon Pallas during his expedition in the Middle Volga region (on the territory of the modern Samara and Ulyanovsk regions) in 1768–1769. The study data is retrieved from his Travels to
Razina S. Kuznetsova, Stepan A. Senator
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Language ideology in an endogamous society: The case of Daghestan
Abstract Studies of multilingual systems found in Indigenous small‐scale communities often assume that exogamous marriages are the norm in such societies and contribute to their linguistic diversity. This paper is an account of the language ideology of endogamous societies in rural highland Daghestan (Northeast Caucasus).
Nina Dobrushina
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Ethno-linguistic and ethno-demographic development of Finno-ugric nations in the Ural-Volga region [PDF]
Introduction. In the light of the revival and development of national languages and cultures of the peoples of the Russian Federation, this article tries to reveal the ethno-demographic and ethno-linguistic development of the Finno-Ugric peoples-Mari, Mordovians, Udmurts in the Ural-Volga region. Along with the national republics, the problems of ethno-
Fail G. Safin +2 more
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On the Etymology of Lexemes with the Root ринд-/рынд- in the Northern Russian Dialects
This article attempts to find out the origin of a number of homonyms, as well as their correlates (phonetic, lexical-semantic variants, and derived words), i.e ри́нда / ры́нда, ры́н(д)ега / ры́нюга, ринь / рынь, etc.
Lyubov Aleksandrovna Feoktistova
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Evolution and Spread of Politeness Systems in Indo‐European
Abstract In this paper, we investigate the phenomenon of pronominal politeness in the Indo‐European languages and demonstrate that the processes of change of pronominal systems related to politeness follow two evolutionary regimes, one inside the ‘Standard Average European’ (SAE) linguistic area and another outside of it.
Michael Dunn, Kate Bellamy
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Local rural holidays as a manifestation of cultural memory of Russian and Finno-Ugric populations in Nizhny Novgorod region [PDF]
Introduction. In the context of cultural memory the article analyzes the rooting mechanism and subsequent functioning of local religious holidays in the cultural space of Russian rural communities of the XIX–XX centuries. Materials and Methods. The article contains studied and generalized materials found in research that give an idea of the problem ...
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DNA samples of 265 self‐reported healthy individuals of Lithuanian ethnicity were genotyped using genome‐wide microarrays. Blood serum concentrations of β‐ and α‐carotene, β‐cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin were measured by the high‐performance liquid chromatography method.
Ingrida Domarkienė +4 more
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The Mystery of the River Name Mezen [PDF]
The article focuses on the origins of the name Mezen that refers to a large river in the north of the European part of Russia. The author critically reviews the earlier etymologies, in which the hydronym has been interpreted on the basis of the Ugric and
Nadezhda V. Kabinina
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