The terminological field «beekeeping» in its system connections

Titova Marina

The article presents the language of beekeeping in the Altai, the appearance of which formed a new layer of professional vocabulary for the region. This fragment especially clearly illustrates the principles of dividing this lexical layer into microgroups in accordance with the stages of technological production of bee products, and also demonstrates the paradigmatic relationships of the presented word meanings. The vocabulary of beekeeping is mentioned in modern research, but it is not collected purposefully in other regions. In Altai, the unique vocabulary of beekeeping is collected according to a specially developed programme. This article analyzes the professional vocabulary of Altai beekeepers in the aspect of the relationship between language and culture, and also examines the composition of the vocabulary of beekeeping in terms of system connections.

Keywords:Language and culture, beekeepers’ lexis, paradigmatic connections, terminology system connections.