Cyclic representation of time in the poetry of Nikolai Oyogir (based on the material of the Evenki language)

Abstract

Time is a fundamental category of human existence. In linguistics, it is of great interest how real time is reflected in linguistic consciousness and refracted through individual, ethnic, and creative perception of time. The article considers the indicators of the cyclic model of time in the Evenki language. The purpose of this article is to establish ethnic-specific features of the perception of the cyclic model of time on the example of an artistic text. By means of observation, description, and the method of solid sampling on the material of poetic texts of the Evenki poet Nikolai Oyogir, we present an analysis and interpretation of the ways of verbalization of cyclic time in the Evenki language. At the same time, we revealed lexical units with temporal meaning, conveying the variability of the surrounding reality and the movement of time. Along with this, the relationship between the objective world and the ethnic linguistic consciousness is established. The linguistic approach to the study of the category of time has great prospects, as it provides an opportunity to understand time in a particular ethnos.