Traskovska G. Sound Graphic Lexis of the Persian Language.

The thesis is devoted to the study of sound graphic lexis of the Persian language which consists of onomatopoeic and sound symbolic subsystems. Describing the methodology, sources and fact basis of the research, the author makes a synopsis of the history of the phono-semantic study, defines to what extent this issue has been scrutinized in Persian. It is ascertained that in Modern Persian sound graphic roots appear in the following structural types: VC, CV and CVC (CVCC, CVCVC), where C is a consonant, V is a vowel. The most widespread type is CVC. In all three positions the sound graphic function depends on the acoustic-articulatory characteristics of vowel and consonant phonemes. Semantically the Persian onomatopoeic words are subdivided into 11 large thematic groups, inside which there are 26 lexico-semantic groups, comprising 54 subgroups. Describing the phenomenon of onomatopoeia from the psychological point of view, the author defines the important role of imitation in the formation of human articulate speech. Comparative-typological analysis of onomatopoeic words has been done. The sound graphic origin of some birds and animals names in Persian has been found out. Adhering to the sensory principle and realizing the nature of the sound symbolism, the author classifies the Persian sound symbolic words into eight lexico-semantic groups. Structural-phonetic analysis of the lexico-semantic group of roundedness designations in Persian, with the help of an experiment, proves the phono-semantic connection of the meaning of roundedness with labialization. The universality of elements of sound symbolism is confirmed. The Concise Persian-Russian Dictionary of Persian Sound Graphic Words has been comprised.