LINGUISTIC RESEARCH OF ANCIENT TURKS ANTHROPONYMY (ON THE BASE OF WRITTEN MONUMENTS)

The proper names of the ancient Turkic anthroponymic system, which includes cultural information, reflecting the ethnic and aesthetic ideals of society, are studied. The object of the analysis is associated with various periods of social and cultural life characterized by stereotypes about the function of name in society, which represents the events of a political or spiritual life of the country. The subject of research is the analysis of anthroponymic systems of three large Turkic groups in the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. The results of the work demonstrate the ability of the ancient Turkic anthroponymic system to self-preservation of the semantic structure and to a list of units. The study of proper names in synchronic and diachronic aspects allows to move from the description of particular laws to integrated research of anthroponymic problems in linguistics, psychology and sociology. The practical relevance of the research is associated with undying interest of people to the names, of knowing their values and influence on the destiny of a person, his behavior in society. One reason for the “longevity” of the Turkic anthroponymic system is its close connection with the stable ancient ethnic traditions, which are manifested in respect for ancestors and their names. Anthroponymy gives plentiful and unique material for the studying of relic word-formation models and ethnic history. In the Turkic linguistic world-image the principle of anthropocentrism is retained even when the price of human life is leveled, and the society elects other value systems.

anthroponymic system, name-formation, naming, New Turkic era, ancient Turkic and Kypchak anthroponymy, identification