ЗООНИМСКA ЛАУДАТИВНA НОМИНАЦИЈА ЖЕНЕ С АСПЕКТА СТАРОСНЕ ДОБИ У ПИРОТСКОМ ГОВОРУ
ZOONYMIC LAUDATIVE NOMINATION OF A WOMAN FROM THE ASPECT OF AGE IN THE SPEECH OF PIROT

Summary/Abstract: When naming a woman from the aspect of her age, the zoonyms in the speech of Pirot positively refer only to a young person (a young woman and a girl). She is also understood as a person of beautiful appearance, which is why all her names (vaklušana, zvončarica/svončarica and ždrebica) also belong to the group of names for a (female) person with certain physical characteristics. The terms that represent the original domain of metaphorization in naming a woman of a certain age are a young mare, goat and sheep, with a specific appearance and function in the herd. The semes that participate in the transfer of nomination from the animals to persons are: ‘young’, ‘beautiful’ and ‘fertile’. All three zoonymic names are characterized by an average degree of expressiveness, because they express sympathy, affection towards the quality that characterizes the named persons. Only one name (ždrebica) represents a standard lexeme, while the other two have the status of lexical provincialisms. In addition, the standard name fully reflects the conceptualization of a YOUNG WOMAN as a YOUNG MARE characteristic of a modern Serbian speaker, while the other two deviate from the conceptualization of a WOMAN as a SHEEP/GOAT in contemporary Serbian linguistic culture. From the point of view of the value system of female beauty and female attractiveness, their standard is folklore, embodied in black eyes, black eyebrows and a fair complexion. Physically attractive is also a woman of strong build, capable of giving birth and doing physical labour, which is considered as socially desirable behaviour.

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