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Ապասրբայնացում եզրույթի իմաստաբանությունը

(Լինգվա, 2024) Խաչատրյան Լալիկ ; Միրումյան Մարգուշ

The term 'desacralization' has entered linguistics from religious philosophy. As is known, over time, words can lose their 'sacred' meaning and undergo 'desacralization,' becoming common nouns. This phenomenon in language manifests in various ways: it can involve the loss of meaning, 'wearing out' of the word, exiting the mythological system, etc. a) As a result of the loss of meaning, the content of the lexical unit expands. In such cases, sacred words and phrases begin to function as interjections and forms of address. For example, the word 'God' has acquired desacralized meanings in the following constructions: “Lord God,” (Heavenly Father) “for God's sake,” “God be with us (with you),” “God knows,” “God forbid,” etc. b) A change in society's views on the mythological system or the gradual disintegration of the mythological system can become a factor in desacralization. Basically, Greek mythical names underwent desacralization. They acquired different meanings as a result of a change in meaning and are no longer associated with their etymological meaning in modern perception. Among such words are morphine, uranium, sealant, panic, atlas, ether, hyacinth, zephyr, volcano etc. On the whole, desacralization becomes a factor in the semantic change, expansion of the meaning of the word.