The concept of «oriental urban locality»

Abstract

The article deals with the substantial components of the basic concept of «Oriental Urban Locality». National- cultural layer is identified. The article provides a brief overview of the scientific work on this issue. The encyclopedic dictionaries, etymological dictionaries were considered as the material of description. The researcher highlights language means that represent the concept of «Oriental Urban Locality»: Great Silk Road, names of cities (Samarkand, Nishapur, Bactra, Merv, Bukhara, Ancient Nisa, New Nisa, Termez, Surhkotala, Konahkend, Yedz); micro-toponyms (the temple of Koi-Krylgan Kala, Bibi-Khanym mosque, the Isma’il ibn Ahmad mausoleum, Gur-e Amir mausoleum); the names of educational and cultural institutions (madrasah, library, observatory); mosque, minaret, mazar, mausoleum; words detailing the landscape of an urban locality (desert, hill, oasis); places for leisure activities (caravanserai, ribat, khanqah) and trade (bazaar, chorus, slave-market, soroffkhana); the lexemes shahristan, registan, iwan, aryk, kiareez. To achieve the objectives we used a comprehensive methodology of linguistic research: etymological analysis of words, conceptual analysis, method of semantic interpretation, reception of linguocultural commentary. The technique of the conceptual analysis presented in the article can be used n the study of any concept. The focusing on the wider cultural context of language units representing the concept of «Oriental Urban Locality» gives an opportunity to reveal the periphery of the concept and to discover the peculiarities of studied concept in linguocultural aspect.

Key words: space, city, concept, lexeme, toponym, micro-toponym, Great Silk Road, Central Asia.