On the traditional terminology of the Dargin people and the principles of creating a dictionary of folklore terms
The article is devoted to the folklore terminology of the Dargin people. The authors of the article make an attempt to study folk terminology with due regard to the fact that the analysis of folklore concepts and terms from the perspective of the process of naming makes it possible to identify the features of the worldview of the Dargin people. The article pays special attention to the principles of creating a dictionary of folklore concepts and terms in the Dargin language. It points out that there is a need for creating such a highly specialised dictionary, which is considered to be the first step towards a comprehensive study of the folklore terminology of the Dargin people. Having analysed scientific works in this sphere, the authors conclude that there are no such dictionaries and believe that compiling a bilingual dictionary of folklore concepts will give researchers an opportunity to introduce a new layer of folklore terms and thereby enrich the lexical fund of the language with new vocabulary. The dictionary will also help folklorists to clarify the classification of genres of Dargin folklore. Thus, the dictionary of the folklore terminology of the Dargin people will act as a tool for studying the traditional folk culture of the Dargin people.