Linguodidactic Possibilities of «Multilingual Dictionary of Ordinary Semantics of Bionyms» as a Source for Comparative Study of Naive World Picture of Speakers of Different Languages

Abstract

The article presents the project consisting in the creation of a new multilingual dictionary. The lexicographer in this dictionary is an ordinary language user. The collected materials show the naïve view of native speakers from Russia, Serbia, Kazakhstan and other countries on the meaning of words denoting nature phenomena (flora and fauna). Theoretical principles are illustrated through the analysis of the bionim a donkey.