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Projective lexicon of the Russian language September 21, 2008
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Projective lexicon of the Russian language September 21, 2008
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1. I received by mail the abstract of Margarita Yuryevna Gafurova’s (Lazareva) candidate’s dissertation “Social and philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of language productivity” (Kazan, 2008, majoring in “social philosophy”). The dissertation is based on materials from The Gift of the Word and its projective approach to language development. “The analysis of the phenomenon of language projectivity and its social aspects is based on the works of M. Epstein and his colleagues” (P.5). It’s nice that our approaches are making their way into university science and are recognized by the academic community.
2. On the future of the Russian language - opinions of experts in Russian Newsweek
The main conclusion of the review is that the previously noted tendencies towards analyticism in the Russian language are intensifying. The language loses cases - the nominative remains, and even educated people begin to get confused in the rest. Numerals have almost ceased to be declined, as have proper names like “Borodino”. Maybe it will come to the point that the roots will begin to be exposed and acquire the status of independent words (such as “turn”, “molk”, “met”...) And then the synthetic gift of the Russian language will manifest itself in new formations from these roots, which are now hidden in derivative words. Read more in the article “ The Path of the Russian Word: Analysis and Synthesis in Word Creation .” (from the book “The Space Sign. On the Future of the Humanities.” M.: New Literary Review, 2004, pp. 321-368).
NEOPHRAZIA - 2
We continue the series "Neophrasy" - about new phraseological combinations. This issue contains phraseological units on socio-political and related topics.
object of the Federation (cf. subject of the Federation ) - an administrative-territorial unit (region, province, territory, republic), deprived of the rights of a political subject, including the right of the population to self-government and election of a governor.
They made it clear to us that the Federation cannot have other subjects other than the Federation itself, in the person of its president. Everything else is just managed Federation objectsIf you follow the logic of the new bill to the end, then you need to rename all subjects of the Federation to objects of the Federation . What kind of subject is it if it cannot elect its own government? - So maybe this is for the better? Where there are many subjects, subjectivism flourishes. And now the entire Federation will consist of only objects and finally a regime of complete and final objectivism will be established in it.
an orgy of order - a frantic, zealous establishment of order, which turns into its opposite.
I come home and find an orgy of order there . My wife cleaned it so clean that I can’t find anything on my table.When these lawyers come to power, they will organize an orgy of law and order for us ! Lenin was also a lawyer.
historical autism is a loss from the connection of times, ignorance of history, and as a result, a lack of understanding of modernity.
For a historical autist, "Lenin" is the name of a rock band, October Revolution
occurred in the 19th century, and in World War II Russia fought against the USA, England and Germany.
historical dyslexia is an illiterate, pathological understanding of history, inability to read and understand words and texts of past eras.
Unlike psychological dyslexia, historical dyslexia is associated not with the peculiarities of visual perception, but with a distortion of historical perspective. When such a dyslexic reads about a meeting of the Red People's Commissars , he imagines a gathering of bloody drug addicts . Accordingly, the People's Commissariat for him is a drug addict armed with a machine gun , or a machine gunner drugged .
suppressed minority (cf. overwhelming majority ) - about a minority that is much inferior to the majority, but is not “insignificant”.
In the elections, liberals found themselves in a suppressed minority . Suppressed - in every sense of the word.
Although in the total set of new words the terms constitute a suppressed minority , in terms of frequency of use they reach the top ranks.career liberal (cf. career diplomat, military man) - one who makes a career out of his liberalism. A common phenomenon in the 1990s.
Isolda Yakovlevna was a career liberal both when she joined the Communist Party in 1988, and when in 1991, following Yeltsin, she handed in her party card.career patriot, conservative, nationalist, socialist, progressive, democrat, Eurasian... - those who make a career on the corresponding ideological trends and attitudes.
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Sticky leaves. Philosophical and philological diary of M. Epstein on LiveJournal
Yazykovod - website of the Center for Creative Development of the Russian Language.
PreDictionary - English neologisms by M. Epstein.
Association of Word and Term Finders ( AIST ) is a linguistic community on LiveJournal. An open platform for discussing new words and ideas.
New publications by M. Epstein (with links)
Humanities library (philosophy, cultural studies, religious studies, literary studies, linguistics, essays)
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Mikhail Epstein's books can be purchased in major bookstores, as well as on the Internet. In Moscow, almost all of them are in the Biblioglobus stores (metro station Lubyanka, Myasnitskaya st. 6/3, tel. 928-35-67, 924-46-80); NINA (Consent) (metro Paveletskaya, Bakhrushina st., 28, t. (095) 959-2094); Bookstore of the Literary Institute (25 Tverskoy Boulevard, entrance from Bolshaya Bronnaya Street, from Pushkinskaya metro station, on the left side, to the sign: Literary Institute, tel. 202-8608).
Projective Philosophical Dictionary: New Terms and Concepts . St. Petersburg: Aletheya, 2003, 512 pp.
Paternity. Metaphysical Diary . St. Petersburg Aletheia, 2003, 246 pp.
Space sign. On the Future of the Humanities . M.: New Literary Review, 2004, 864 pp.
All essays , in 2 vols. vol. 1. In Russia; v. 2. From America. Ekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2005, 544 pp. + 704 ss.
New sectarianism. Types of religious and philosophical mindsets in Russia in the 1970s - 1980s . (series "Rainbow of Thought"). Samara: Bakhrakh-M, 2005, 256 pp.
Great Owl. Soviet mythology. (series "Rainbow of Thought"). Samara: Bakhrakh-M, 2006, 268 pp.
Postmodernity in Russian literature . M., Higher School, 2005, 495 pp.
Word and silence. Metaphysics of Russian literature "M., "Higher School", 2006, 559 pp.
Philosophy of the body . St. Petersburg: Aletheya, 2006, 194 pp.
Amerossia. Selected essays (series "Parallel Texts", in Russian and English) M., Silver Threads, 2007, 504 pp.
Poems and elements. Nature in Russian poetry of the 18th - 20th centuries (series "Rainbow of Thought"). Samara, Bakhrakh-M, 2007, 352 pp.