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’ănəGă "science" a scientific concept "scientist" is transferred, however Circassian
languages differ in the use, as for expression of this concept composites of
various formation are used. In Kabardian ’ănəGă "scientist" is available the addition
of ’ănəGă "science" and ə " man, husband ". Possibly, the emphasis is
made on that circumstance, that in overwhelming majority of men were engaged
in scientific activity. That is why, there is an expression «мужи науки» in Russian.
In Adyghian language there was an attempt to use related Kabardian name
’ănəGă (in Adyghian transliterations) "scientist", however this word has not taken
root, as it was used only with masculine whereas in Kabardian language a
lexeme ’ănəGă "scientist" is used regardless to gender. In this connection in
Adyghian language was used another way, and the complex word ’ănəGălăJ
"scientist" (compare ’ănəGă "science" and лэжын " to work on something",
"to grow up something") has been formed, that literally means ‘the person who
works on a science’. Such formation well keeps within word-formation model
‘noun’ + ‘- l’ăJ in which the component - лэжь creates the words connected
with concepts "expert", "trade". Compare the early additions: tutunl’ăJ "tobacco-grower",
natrəfl’ăJ "maize-planter", чIылъэлэжь "beet-grower", and also
new words tarixl’ăJ "historian", bzăs’ănəGăl’ăz "языковед", "linguist", etc.
where the component - l’ăJ has turned in suffixoid.
Thus, there are two lexemes appear in Circassian languages for a designation
of scientific concept "scientist": Adyghian ănəGălăJ and Kabardian
ănəGă, being interlingual synonyms.
М . А . А г л а р о в (Махачкала)
Феномен этноязыковой множественности в Дагестане
(к исследованию причин этнической дивергенции и интеграции)
Этнолингвистическая пестрота (своеобразный культурный плюрализм)
является самой яркой чертой Кавказа, особенно _ Дагестана, и в то
же время его вековой загадкой. Прежние представления о причинах мно-
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