SEMANTICS OF THE LEXEME <i>ZNAYUSHCHIY</i> IN THE DIALECTS OF PERM KRAI
The article addresses the issue of distinguishing sorcerers, witch doctors, witches and the like in scientific literature as well as the semantics of the frequently used to withdraw the opposition "sorcerer - witch doctor" dialectal words <i>znayushchiy</i>,<i> znayuchiy</i>, substantivised participles <i>znayushchiy</i>, <i>znayushchaya</i>, phrases <i>znayushchiy chelovek, znayushchaya babushka</i> etc. The semantics of such units in the dialects of the Perm Krai is very ambiguous and ambivalent, because the term <i>znayushchiy</i> can be used to denote anyone who holds a profounder knowledge than others in society. The semantics of such word is a basis for the traditional culture opposition "Familiar-Alien".