Lexical-semantic group “Food” in the Russian dialects of the Amur region

The article considers the composition of the nominations representing the conceptual sphere of “Food” in the Russian dialects of the Amur region. The systemic relationships in the lexical-semantic group are analyzed: hyper-hyponymic, synonymous, variant. The article determines motivational signs of food nominations in the dialects of the Amur Region and the methods of derivation, i.e. lexical and syntactic. The article also reveals the specificity of the lexical composition and semantic structure of the considered group nominations on the all-Russian dialect background. The authors use comparative, descriptive-analytical methods as well as elements of component analysis.