Tuvans. Native people

The monograph presents the use of a thesaurus approach to the analysis of ethnic culture on the example of Tuvan culture. The special emphasis is on the insider position of the researchers themselves - the Tuvans, who analyze the thesaurus of the Tuvan culture as the thesaurus, their relatives, fellow countrymen. The features of the theoretical and methodological approach that distinguishes researchers are shown. The problems of the genesis of the Tuvan ethnic culture, the problems of studying linguoculture are considered. Features of the most important concepts of the Tuvan Thezaurus are revealed and shown: Terl (relatives, relatives), south (yurt, home), where (wedding, family creation), Ural Daryg (children), small (cattle, meat, food)