Обрядова лексика як засіб ревіталізації говорів

This chapter examines the dynamics of wedding vocabulary in Boyko dialects from the late nineteenth to the early 21st century, based on folklore and ethnographic collections, lexicographic sources, dialect text corpora, and the author’s own field notes. Emphasis is placed on how ceremonial vocabulary responded to the modernisation of traditional spiritual culture, the influence of the literary language, the assertive neighboring Dniester dialect, and shifts in dialect speakers’ linguistic consciousness. This reaction is illustrated through partial passivisation, innovative processes, derivational potential, semantic shifts, and lexical variation. A significant portion of preserved ancient, yet rarely used, linguistic units underscores their continuity and potential for revival within the context of reactivating Ukrainian rituals and ceremonies. The chapter also notes how ancient words undergo desemantisation, motivate the emergence of new meanings, yield to new nominations, and expand in componential composition. Lexemes recorded in folklore and ethnographic sources, dialect texts, dictionaries, and field materials showcase a rich repository of Boyko wedding vocabulary, reflecting temporal dynamics and cultural shifts.