Вербальні символи в літературному стандарті та в діалектах

This chapter analyses the semantics of traditional word-symbols based on explanatory and phraseological dictionaries of the modern Ukrainian literary language, as well as dialect dictionaries of ritual vocabulary, with a focus on identifying symbolic components within word meanings. While explanatory dictionaries generally do not document symbolic meanings directly, linguistic examples (quotations) in these dictionaries may suggest a symbolic component or provide a basis for symbolic meaning development in folklore and dialect contexts. Phraseological dictionaries occasionally reveal symbolic meanings, though explicit notation of symbolism remains rare. Most commonly, words with symbolic meaning are recorded in dialect dictionaries of ceremonial vocabulary, which serve as valuable resources for verifying and studying the symbolic meanings of words.