Діалектна лексика як важливий складник лексико-словотвірних образних парадигм

This study explores the significant role of dialectal word formation in characterising the specifics of figurative derivatives in the Ukrainian language, focusing on their word-formation and motivational models. The primary emphasis is on how dialectal derivatives with figurative meanings reflect a unique perception of the surrounding and inner worlds, deeply rooted in the consciousness of dialect speakers. Using examples of denominative figurative nouns based on derivatives such as віл (ox) and зозуля (cuckoo), it is demonstrated that dialectal word formation is, in some cases, the primary source for creating substantive zones within lexical and word-forming figurative paradigms. This phenomenon is attributed to the tendency in dialectal speech to denote objects in flora and fauna, mechanisms, devices, their parts, and more, by employing the bases of commonly used nouns in Ukrainian. The study establishes that dialectal word formation uncovers a distinctive, often underexplored, motivational potential in core nouns within lexical and word-forming figurative paradigms. Dialectal derivatives contribute to expanding the motivational space of these nouns with features not typically represented by derivatives from other zones. This conclusion is drawn from an array of metaphorical motivational features documented in the study, many of which originate from folk beliefs and observations.