چکیده:
Kurmanji is one of the three main varieties of Kurdish language, scattered across some areas of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and both the West and Northeast parts of Iran. The current study adopted the taxonomy organization approach in analyzing the lexicon related to conceptualization of domestic animals in Kurmanji according to Ecolinguistic frame. The data collection method follows the Guide to collecting dialects for the treasury of Iranian dialects. It operates through three stages: literature study, individual interview, and focus group interview. Data was analyzed based on lexican process suggested by Malt, Sloman, & Gennari and, the analyzing frame of folk biological classification and nomenclature, presented by Berlin, Breedlove, & Raven. Participants were selected based on convenience sampling, and the interview process continued till the saturation point was reached. Participants were native speakers aged 45-75 years old. Results revealed that “Same porotypes, different boundaries”, and “Nesting” imply a significant role in Kurmanji nomenclature of domestic animals and led to a recognizable classification of the lexicon based on factors like gender, age, color, verbs, treatment, and occupation. The Kurmanji culture seems to be enriched by the Folkbiological knowledge of speakers and their direct experiences. Also, cultural factors such as the experience of direct exposure and extensive ecological knowledge regarding domestic animals have led to the lexicalization of various concepts to illustrate the magnitude value of animals in Kurmanj’s culture and lifestyle.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The present research, by adopting a framework of lexical representation levels and considering the concept of ecological knowledge, has analyzed words related to the conceptual domain of domestic animals in the Kurmanji Kurdish language of North Khorasan.
The present study, considering the importance of identifying and recording the vocabulary of various languages and dialects in expanding ecological knowledge, examines the factors affecting the creation of lexical distinctions in words related to the conceptual domain of domestic animals in the Kurmanji Kurdish language and seeks to answer these questions: (1) In the conceptualization process of words related to the semantic domain of domestic animals in the Kurmanji Kurdish language of Khorasan, which of the three factors—different boundaries of a single concept, intersection of groupings, or nesting—is effective?
Various aspects of language and their connection to eco-centric concepts have also been subjects of attention in various studies, among the most important of which one can mention Nash's 1 (2015) research on placenames 2 and their importance from the perspective of ecological considerations; Simotwo's 3 (2019) study on the analysis of lexical choices in narratives related to animals, and Roccia's 4 (2020) regarding the results of ecolinguistic training on improving people's lives and occupations; furthermore, in the Persian language, various studies have also been conducted in the field of ecolinguistics, including the articles by Ghiasiyan and Shirini (1395) on the analysis of vocabulary related to animals in the Moein and Afshar dictionaries, and Abdi Bolokani (1399) regarding the analysis of characteristics of human-nature interaction in Persian proverbs based on the framework of ecolinguistics.
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