MAGIC ONOMASTICON OF AUSTRALIAN ETIOLOGICAL TALE

Abstract

Purpose. The study establishes linguocultural characteristics of spellonyms in the onomasticon of the Australian etiological tale. Methodology and Approach. The authors analyze the corpus of Australian etiological tales. The chosen research methods include descriptive, word-building and etymological analyses, a method of linguocultural reconstruction of spellonym meanings as well as elements of the statistical method. Results. According to the results of the study, the authors proposed a typology of spellonyms, including 5 thematic groups; the origin and structure of the considered nominations are established. Theoretical and Practical implications. The undertaken research replenishes the pool of knowledge about folklore texts and the functions of spellonyms as signs saturated with national and cultural meanings as well as their role in creating artistic images.