DIALECT PICTURE OF THE WORLD: INTERPRETATION OF MEASURE AND DEGREE

The fragment of the dialectical worldview Ukrainians (represented in semantic opposition TOP / BOTTOM) was presented by using onomasiological approach to description derivatives. lexical and features one subfield – names measure degree, which are included field "Abstract categories", were analyzed. Structural-semantic units investigated on basis nominative concepts base words верх, гора ("top"); низ, діл, під ("bottom") their object systematically supra-dialectal level, representation different dialects Ukrainian language found spatial variation outlined. thesis offers "superspatial" invariant model, as well a "timeless" model for reproducing typology structural changes. Accentuated importance dialect material studying, since it is what helps restore fragments linguistic worldview, not verbalized literary or ancient writings culture. members ethnic groups have been modelling worldviews years decades based way cognition, representing environmental features, everyday life, traditions tools mother tongue, that dialect. Lexical-semantic important only analysis derivational processes but also cognitive space, result worldview. problem syncretism parts speech adverbs preposition-noun constructions (з)верхом, (без)верх, (з)горою, (з)гори has updated (this evidence complexity incompleteness adverbialization process). A lexicon systematically, phonetic grammar dialectal fixed, models structural-semantic attitudes Graphic presentation schemas tables synopsis used systematization illustrating material.