Article

Name: The review of the monograph: “The living space and the spiritual world of man through the prism of the languages of Siberia”

Authors: Zamira K. Derbisheva

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

In the section Review

Abstract:

The monograph under review explores the universal concepts of LIFE, DEATH, SOUL, and MOTHERLAND in the languages of the indigenous peoples of Siberia. These languages originate from three distinct language families: Turkic, Tungusic-Manchurian, and Finno-Ugric. The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of these axiologically significant concepts, revealing the similarities and differences in perception and their linguistic interpretation. The work consistently follows the methodology based on the principles of linguocognitive and linguocultural analysis along with comparative-historical verification of the data under study. It is postulated that the linguistic picture of the world of the Siberian peoples reflects pagan ideas differing from the Christian vision of the world, with a man, the only living and inanimate being possessing a soul, occupying a central position. The monograph accurately emphasizes the universal and specific features of the linguistic interpretation of the concepts of LIFE and DEATH in the languages of the indigenous peoples of Siberia. It is noted that the traditional worldview of Siberian peoples clearly reflects the coexistence of a person with representatives of other worlds: the world of spirits (masters of rivers and mountains) and the otherworldly world. The differences in the understanding of MOTHERLAND in the Russian language and the languages of the peoples of Siberia are identified.

Keywords: languages of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, linguoculturology, concept, conceptosphere

Bibliography: