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Tonal Ezafe in Mombo
No full textTones are used in Mombo to distinguish between both lexical and grammatical meanings. As
in other Dogon languages Mombo they play a crucial role in the NP, where syntactic relations
are coded through the word order accompanied by tonal changes in nouns, adjectives, and
numerals, occurring at the left edge of NP. The paper aims to describe the tonal marking of
the lexical head and its dependents in Mombo as a manifestation of a grammatical category
similar to construct state in Semitic or ezafe in Turkic and West Iranian. Ezafe in Mombo
expresses the fact that the head has a dependent of a certain type: a possessor, an adjective,
a demonstrative. According to the type of dependent one can identify possessive, attributive,
and demonstrative ezafe. These are considered as individual grammemes of ezafe category.
Ezafe is assigned locally, i. e. within the same constituent that contains its controller (the dependent)
and applies to constituents rather than to words. The analysis of constructions with
two dependents, one of which is the possessor to the left of the head noun and the other is an
adjective, a numeral or a demonstrative suggests that the ezafe is assigned in a special position.This study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-312-90051
The “Shi‘a factor” in Nigeria’s Public and Political Life (1994–2020): Domestic and International Dimensions
No full textThe article analyzes the influence of the Shi‘a factor on public and political life of Nigeria,
the state in which the phenomenon of transformation of the religious (and more specifically,
Islamic) field has been observed in the past few decades due to the growing diversity of movements
and sects. In turn, the emergence of new communities contributes to the radicalization
of the Islamist discourse in Nigeria and the exacerbation of intercommunal contradictions
(between Sufis and Salafis, Salafis and Shiʻites). The authors identify the prerequisites and
reasons for the growth in the number of followers of Shi‘a Islam in Nigeria, mainly among
the Hausa people, features of political movements with Shi‘a ideology, as well as the role of
Nigeria in the global Saudi-Iranian confrontation. The authors resorted to a behavioral approach
and comparative analysis of the social base of the Shi‘a organization Islamic Movement
of Nigeria and the Salafi Jamaʻat Izala al-Bidʻa wa Ikamat al-Sunna (Society for the Eradication
of Innovation and Implementation of the Sunna). It was revealed that the key reason for
the radicalization of Nigerian Muslims (living mainly in the north) was the penetration of
alien ideologies into the country — radical Salafism and the political aspects of Shi‘a Islam.
This was a consequence of Nigeria falling into the focus of Riyadh and Tehran, which are fighting for leadership in the Islamic world. It was established that in the case of Nigeria, Iran
is inferior to Saudi Arabia, which has more significant financial capabilities and a network of
non-governmental associations and foundations that promote the interests of official Riyadh
in West Africa. One of the key areas where the Saudi-Iranian confrontation for the “minds and
hearts” of Nigerian Muslims is unfolding is Islamic education
Neologisms-hybrids in the texts of modern media communication
No full textNeologisms-hybrids in the texts of modern media communication are analyzed. It is noted
that polycode is a combination of verbal and nonverbal components in the text. The author
refers to the descriptive-analytical method, structural-semantic method, word-formation
analysis, quantitative analysis. In addition, when selecting the material, a continuous sampling
technique is used. Special attention is paid to the identification of media innovations created
with the help of graphics. Such types of graphification as monografication, polygrafication, codografication,
typografication are analyzed. Monografication is implemented in the following
techniques: capitalization, hyphenation, parenthesis, holophrasis. It is emphasized that such
word-formation innovations reflect the creative abilities of journalists, attract the attention
of readers. In addition, the author describes polygramming. It is quite often implemented in
latinografication. The nominations created with the help of this type of pulsation focus the
attention of the addressees and affect their consciousness. Such a kind of graphic game as
codografication is demonstrated. It is confirmed that it is implemented in numerografication,
pictografication and inetografication. It is noted that in media communication, journalists can
use such signs from the financial and economic sphere as $ (dollar) and € (euro). However,
neoplasms with these symbols are less represented in the media space than other types of
graphization. It is proved that the considered word-formation innovations increase the expressiveness
of the media text. Neoplasms created with the help of typography are studied in
detail. It is implemented in color grading. Word-forming neologisms formed with the help of
this technique are used by the addressee to provide visual impact on native speakers. The following
main conclusions are made: neoplasms created by monografication prevail in the texts
of media communication; nominations attract the attention of readers, reflect the creative
abilities of journalists
Specificity of Slovak masspersonal communication through the optics of media linguistics
No full textThe article deals with the issue of Slovak masspersonal communication. In order to describe
its specificity, we research etiquette scenarios in online communication between the mayor of
the Slovak capital and its inhabitants. We rely on the theory and methodology presented in the
works of L. Duskaeva and D. Kępa-Figura, focusing on genre characteristics of initiating texts,
specificity of phatic and informational genres implementation, as well as positioning of communication
participants. The paper presents the most typical examples of the communication
scenario slots between the mayor and the city residents and determines the genre implementation
of each slot. We conclude that the statements of the political actor in the analysed polylogues
are implemented primarily in the informational genres. Most often in the speech genre
of reporting an event, notification, request, gratitude, appeal, warning, explanation, commitment.
By initiating a conversation, but also by reacting to the remarks, the political actor
seeks, first and foremost, to convey information. In the reactions to texts in the genres that
improve or deteriorate interpersonal relations, the scenario of dialogue deployment, in which
the political actor also participates, depends on its framing, and more precisely, whether he
acts in the role of “mayor”, “architect”, or, for example, in the role of “resident of Bratislava”,
“one of us”. The analysis carried out allows us to conclude that signs of person-centred communication
can be observed above all in the dialogues of representatives of the general public,
which, by initiating a conversation with such thematic dominants as topical issues of life in
the capital, are enabled to form and unite as a cohesive community. In the aspect of the study
of governmental media communication and the personalisation and positioning of a political
actor, however, this study not only touches upon the field of media linguistics but also directly
intersects with the field of political linguistics. The article is based on the report that is going
to be presented at the XVIII International Congress of Slavists in 2025
Reception of Roman law in North-Western Russia in 14th–15th centuries: widow and late husband property
No full textThe article is about the influence of the Roman law on the Russian private act and statutes.
The focus is on one legal collision regarding a widow life-long use of her late husband’s property (since she
does not remarry). That case was equally reflected in the documents of the North-West of Russia asa well
as in those ones of the North-Italian commune cities. In search of the sources of this legal norm, the articles
of the Pskov Judicial Charter (PJC), the Code of Justinian (CJ), the Byzantine Ecloga (E) and the Extensive
Edition of Russkaya Pravda (RP) are compared. It turns out that the texts of PJC and CJ are extremely close
to each other both in semantic and textual terms, and at the same time they differ significantly from the texts
of E and RP, which, in turn, are close. Thus, it turns out that the legal norm of the North-West of Russia,
reflected both in the private acts and in the PJC, goes back to the CJ directly, bypassing the Byzantine legal
tradition. To a certain extent, this reverses the traditional historiographic ideas that the influence of Roman
law on Old Russian law was insignificant and, moreover, passed through the Byzantine «filter».The research was carried out with the financial support of a grant from the Ministry of Education and Science
of the Russian Federation in the form of subsidies as part of Project No. 075-15-2020-786 «History of Writing
in European Civilization»
St. George church in Mlado Nagoričino: The artistic context of the frescoes
No full textThe frescoes of the St. George Church in Mlado Nagoričino (North Macedonia) have repeatedly
attracted the scholars’ attention, but so far the circle of monuments close to these paintings has not been
accurately identified. The article deals with attribution a number of preserved images to certain workshops
whose works are known from other ensembles. There are three different styles in the painting, which can
be attributed to three different painters (or a group of painters). Apparently, the same artists who painted the
church of the Slimnitsa monastery worked in the naos. This conclusion is consistent with the observation of
Macedonian researchers. The other two styles apparently belong to Greek painters who can be associated
with the artist Michael of Linotopi. He worked in the first third of the 17th century and painted many churches
in the Balkans. One of the closest analogs of the St. George Church painting in Mlado Nagoričino are the
frescoes of the Dormition Church in Zervat (Albania) and the katholikon of the Makryaleksi monastery
(Greece), where Michael worked. Both the similarity of the handwriting of the inscriptions and the proximity
of the physiognomic features of the some saints’ faces pointed that way. However, the style of these frescoes
does not exactly match the painting of St. George’s Church. Since the analogs given in the article are rather
approximate, the frescoes of the St. George church in Mlado Nagoričino cannot be attributed to the activities
of the Michael’s workshop with certainty. However, it can be argued that the painting in Mlado Nagoričino
was done by painters who were part of the entourage of this artist.The research was prepared with the financial support of Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 20-18-00294
(Artistic Traditions, Church and State Ideology in Medieval Art and Architecture of the Balkans: The Macedonian
Issue), at the Research Institute for Theory and History of Architecture and Urban Planning, branch of the Central
Research and Project Institute of the Construction Ministry of Russia (Moscow)
Analysis of the theory of mind indicators in children from different baby home social-emotional environment
No full textThis study examined whether the structure of the theory of mind indicators in the group of institutionalized
children would be associated with differences of social-emotional environment
in two Russian Baby Homes (BHs), one of which received Training plus Structural Changes
(T+SC) intervention, that increased caregiver sensitivity and consistency, the other continued
to conduct baseness as usial (No Intervention, NoI) and defined as social-emotionally
depriving. The relevant to the theory of mind items of the personal-social scale of the Battelle
Developmental Inventory were selected and used to assess children in T+SC (N = 70; M = 2.37,
SD = 1.01 years) and NoI (N = 50; M = 2.18, SD = 0.92 years). Results suggested between-group
differences in the factor structure for the theory of mind indicators. The main factor for children
from NoI reflected development of self-understanding in combination with understanding
of adults and peers, while for children from T+SC — of self-understanding in combination with understanding of adults, which might be due to opportunity for children to live in the
small size group and interact with more sensitive and consistent primary caregivers. The second
factor in both BHs revealed development by children understanding of peer interactions
and feelings, and difference between BHs was that for children from depriving NoI environment
such understanding was combined with understanding of caregivers’ instructions and
rules. Results suggest that children’s environment shapes their theory of mind and that positive
changes in institutional caregiving can have some benefits in children’s self-understanding
and understanding of other people.The reported study was funded by Russian Science Foundation, project no. 22-28-00626 “Caregiverchild
interaction and theory of mind in children with early institutional experience living in substitute
families
Private pensions funds in North Macedonia and Russia
Full text linkThe article focuses on the reform of the pension systems in North Macedonia and Russia,
which resulted in switch from one-pillar to multi-pillar pension systems, and current legal
and institutional architecture in both legal systems with emphasis on private pension funds
which are widely recognized as the core drivers for the improvement of the living standards
of retirees. The article starts with the general overview of Macedonian and Russian pension
systems which provides the necessary background for understanding of the legal regime of
private pension funds. The general overview of the pension systems is followed by the detailed
analysis of the legal status of private pension funds in both countries, with more attention
being paid to the experience of North Macedonia where private pension funds play a more
important role in the pension system. In Russia private pension funds have shown their positive
effect, but their coverage in general is still moderate. The overview of general rules of taxation
of contributions to private pension funds and pensions concludes the article. The comparative
research allowed to make the conclusion that both countries have made different progress in
moving to a three-pillar pension system especially from the viewpoint of the established legal
and institutional framework, and the establishment and operation of the private funds, both
mandatory and voluntary.This paper was supported by the European Commission, and is part of the Erasmus+ Programme,
Project Reference: 2020-1-MK01-KA107-077523, project card available at https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.
eu/projects/eplus-project-details project/2020-1-MK01-KA107-07752
The powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts in the Russian Federation: Classification issues
Full text linkBased on the practical experience of the retired court president, the article covers the issues
of systematizing the powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts in Russia through
creating their classification. The material is presented in a problematic manner. The author
identified four key issues related to the powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts: the
compliance of powers with new tasks and challenges that arise before the justice system; the
binding nature of the powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts; differences in the
powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts, despite the consolidation of the principle
of unity of the system of general jurisdiction courts; distribution of powers between, on the
one hand, the court president and, on the other hand, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the Russian Federation, bodies of the judiciary and administrator — a professional manager,
who is not a judge. It is shown that the powers of presidents of general jurisdiction courts
are governed by various regulatory sources, which differ considerably in terms of their legal
nature: the Constitution, federal constitutional laws, federal laws, presidential decrees, orders
of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and decisions of
the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation. The author considers the procedural powers
divided into general powers and special procedural powers and the nonprocedural powers of
presidents of general jurisdiction courts which are grouped into the powers related to personnel
matters, the powers broken down by subjects and the powers categorized by the nature of
actions. The article promotes the idea of interaction between the court president and judges
following the principle of primus inter pares (first among equal) and the partnership model in
the distribution of powers between the court president and the court administrator (professional
manager), who is offered to take over all operational functions