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THE GIFT OF THE WORD #102 (152)
Projective lexicon of the Russian language November 8, 2004
Transformations of "man" (1)
It is not necessary to attach the words cheloden , chelomig , etc. derogatory meaning. They can also be understood as human
content/filling of certain, even the smallest fractions of time.
Not only the second basis - age - can be mobile and replaceable in the word "man", but also the first basis - person . The forehead is the forehead, the highest part of the face, its thinking top. Without a forehead there is no face, but there is a muzzle, a snout, a mug, a mug.
Aphorism
Memo (from previous issues)
Projective lexicon of the Russian language November 8, 2004
Transformations of "man" (1)
“Man” is the main concept of any culture, the center of its semantic cosmos. The Russian (and common Slavic) word "man", in contrast to its lexically simple equivalents in Romance and Germanic languages (homo, l'homme, hombre, uomo, man, der Mensch, etc.), is complex, bi-basic, detachable, which increases its word-formation capacity and ability to enter into new morphological connections. Although the exact etymology of the word "man" is unknown, most linguists believe that it is derived from the basics chelo - top, eminence (hence the meanings of "forehead" and "highest quality" developed), and age - strength, health, strength (hence the meanings of " life", "longevity", "long life", "century"). Thus, “man” literally means “the top of life,” “the highest power,” “the greatest strength and longevity.”
If we follow the meaning of “century” as the limiting period of life, we can designate different calibers of people in relation to the century as a historical unit of time. Some people live on the scale not of a century, but of a year, a day, an hour, a moment.
a person is a person living by the (highest) standard of the century.
chelogod - a person who lives according to the standard of the year.
A person is a person who lives by the standards of the day.
man is a person who lives by the standard of the hour.
cheloIg is a person who lives according to the measure of the moment.
People have different degrees of humanity. For how long are their words, thoughts, deeds intended? This is a man. He is and will always be like this. But here is a man , a good man, strong, but life will twist, twist and bend him, he is not happy with himself, but where can you go, the circumstances are stronger. And here is another type - cheloden . There is no need to bend him, he himself bends to the evil of the day (sometimes to the good too). And there are also such types as chelochas and chelomig , you can’t keep track of them at all, they rush about like dry leaves, tremble like dust in the wind. They depend on quirks, moods, momentary circumstances, and the crowds in the streets. It’s scary that this century can be reduced to an hour, exchanged for seconds.Only rare people are human. Most, alas, are cut to a different standard. It seems like a man in appearance, but in essence, in his soul - a man, a man, a man ... They flock together in order to feel like human beings, and then such a man emerges from the crowd - and his price is a second: he is not responsible for himself, he is not what kind of family or state.
I know that I will never meet my loved one again. Well, let him meet at least another person . Well, let it be an hour , just your favorite one!
It is not necessary to attach the words cheloden , chelomig , etc. derogatory meaning. They can also be understood as human
content/filling of certain, even the smallest fractions of time.
cheloIg, cheloAs, cheloDen, chelogOd - a moment, an hour, a day, a year, filled with genuine humanity, marked by the depth of human relationships.
A man has lived to see gray hair - and over the course of a long life he will have barely enough hair to last a week.In this dog's life, at least one day would be outstanding!
One person flashed between them in the depths of their gaze - and again
gave in to senseless rage.
Not only the second basis - age - can be mobile and replaceable in the word "man", but also the first basis - person . The forehead is the forehead, the highest part of the face, its thinking top. Without a forehead there is no face, but there is a muzzle, a snout, a mug, a mug.
snout, faceIg (full antonyms of the word “man”) - words that contemptuously or mockingly characterize the degree of depersonalization, dehumanization of a person, often under the influence of certain historical circumstances, totalitarian-communist or fascist regimes, etc.
“Man - that sounds proud...” Of course... What words: man, century !!! Where did you see these people? Maybe they were, but they floated away. There are only chelodni left. Yes people . They run, fuss, don’t think about the century, they would like to live a day and hold out for a moment. And then they don’t even have a forehead, but a muzzle, a mug, a mug. Snouts and mordomigas flash around all around.Instead of the forehead, other parts of the face or organs of the body can strongly protrude in a person’s appearance and character, which allows him to be renamed into a person , a nose , a member , etc.The Soviet government swore its love for man, but in fact anthropologically mutilated him, turned his forehead into a muzzle, and his century into an instant, and sent crowds of such idiots to earn workdays.
In the appearance of this man, his forehead does not stand out at all, but his mustache bristles so much that one would like to call him a man with a handicap ._______________________________________________________________________________________The hero of the Marquis de Sade is a sexual machine to which the usual characteristics of a person do not fit; It would be more accurate to call this creature a member .
Aphorism
The elderly lady remarked, returning the dictionary she had taken to the library: “Indeed, a very unusual book - it tells many stories, but they are all too short.”
Eric Partridge (1894-1979), English essayist and lexicographer. "The Tender Art of Lexicography" (1963)-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
Memo (from previous issues)
kruIla (general noun; cf. “tycoon”, “reveler”, “ringleader”) - the one who handles some business, an intermediary, a reseller, a small-scale businessman.
“Bigger” is the one who manages big things. Krutila - the one who handles small things, engages in small business, quick resale. They are moving something heavy: stones, logs. And they twist the lung: a twig, a twig.
You shouldn’t be afraid of Igor - he’s not a bandit, he’s just a petty crook. Everyone will spit on him and rub him.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Don't look at me for twisting... I'm an intermediate link. My father, an engineer at a factory, was shoved in the mouth with two hundred and he got out. I'm spinning in thousands. And my son will move millions, you'll see.
If you marry this tough guy , you'll end up in nothing. He will twist you too, twist you and leave you. ( issue 25 )
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Maria Virolainen. Protolanguage of the 21st century . (New World, 2004 #9)