O nekotoryh èlementah metaâzykovoj sistemy folʹklora vostočnyh slavân : (*ko-/*ka-,*ku-)

Abstract

Any text of Folklore is a meta-language system. It consists of simple units (meta characters, or meta-marks), each of which has some sacred meaning, characteristic of the national culture and mythology in general. The article examines the semiotics of sign of the eastern Slavs, which are the semantic center of people’s understanding of the cat.