Словник вербальних символів: діалектні джерела й лексикографічні засади

Oksana Simowycz

The proposed research aims to solve the problems of compiling the Dictionary of Verbal Symbols, in particular those related to the selection of lexicographic documentation, the establishment of source bases, and methods of interpretation. Verbal symbols diff er from other linguistic fi gurative signs, requiring an entirely diff erent approach to their representation, material selection, and source base establishment. The dictionary represents traditional verbal symbols primarily found in folklore texts. This study examines how verbal symbols are represented in the Dictionary. Dialectal lexicographic descriptions, ethnographic material, and recorded vernacular texts are included as supplementary components of the dictionary, facilitating the extraction of the symbolic meaning of the registered word. The components of ritual signifi cance that contributed to the development of symbolic meanings are identifi ed. It is emphasized that the context either confi rms or formulates the word’s meaning, complements the formulated semantics of the word, records the relationships between symbols and other symbols or symbolically signifi cant concepts, and shapes the reader’s own perception of this symbol, creating space for its further interpretations.

verbal symbol, lexicographic sources, ethnographic component, dialectal text