Redkva M. Semantic and Functional System of Personal Names in the Ukrainian Folk Magic Tales (written down in the XIX-th century).

The language of folklore texts was a subject for investigation from different points of many scientists. In this paper a significant shift of viewpoint is suggested. An effort has been made to comprehensively describe nominative system of the Ukrainian magic folktales, written down in the XIX-th century. The analysis begins with the exposition of the specific genre features of fairy folktales, which influence the language organization of the texts. The differentiation of proper names and general names is one of the main aspects of the exploration, that defines spelling rules of the tales' names. Among the proper names we mark out mono-component and poly-component nominative units. Names-descriptions are a significant and peculiar part of the tales' nomination. They represent archaic element in the Ukrainian magic tales that witnesses deep roots of the Ukrainian culture.