ROTATIONAL MOTION VERBS IN THE KHAKASS LANGUAGE
Verbs of rotational motion are relevant in all languages and cultures. The author''s research presents a semantic analysis of verbs of rotational motion on the basis of the modern Khakass language. For verbs of rotational motion the main parameter is a rotation axis. Depending on this semantics the Khakass verbs are divided into two groups: a group of verbs designating the rotation zone of the external axis and another group of verbs designating the internal axis. In each group the zones are characterized by different parameters of rotational motion. External axis describes motion in contact and without contact with the surface (in the air above the landmark, in the air around the landmark, in the same plane with the reference point, reflective of the trajectory); and the inner axle is in contact with the surface.