Emotive interjections in gender vocabulary (based on the material of the Karachay-Balkar language)

M.Z. Ulakov, L.Kh. Makhieva

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Abstract: The article for the first time reveals the features of the manifestation of the gender factor in the use of emotive interjections, from the standpoint of their functioning in the gender vocabulary of the modern Karachay-Balkar language. In it, taking into account gender differences, the most frequent emotive interjections actively used in the speech of women and men were considered. The paper presents the first experience of classifying emotive interjections on the basis of “gender”, i.e. interjections are distinguished, used mainly by women or men, as well as by “belonging to the emotional zone”, as expressing positive and negative emotions. The material for the study was works of fiction and journalistic literature, folklore texts, as well as observations on the oral speech of representatives of different gender, age and social groups, carriers of the Karachay-Balkar literary language and dialects.

Keywords: gender differences, emotive interjections, term, male, female speech, language, expressiveemotional assessment, functions

For citation. Ulakov M.Z., Makhieva L.Kh. Emotive interjections in gender vocabulary (based on the material of the Karachay-Balkar language). News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2023. No. 3(113). Pp. 92–98. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2023-3-113-92-98

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Information about the author

Ulakov Makhti Zeytunovich, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Advisor to the General Director of the KBSC of RAS, Chief Researcher of the Karachay-Balkar Language Sector of Institute of Humanitarian Researches – branch of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS;
360000, Russia, Nalchik, 18 Pushkin street;
maxtti@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-8472
Makhieva Lyudmila Khamangerievna, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Deputy Director for Research, Leading Researcher of the Karachay-Balkar Language Sector of Institute of Humanitarian Researches – branch of Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
360000, Russia, Nalchik, 18 Pushkin street;
liudmila.makhiieva@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-0395