ARCHAIZATION OF COLOUR NOMINATION IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND ITS CAUSES 

Kezina Svetlana Vladimirovna, Doctor of philological sciences, professor, sub-department of Russian language and Russian language teaching methods, Pedagogical Institute named after V. G. Belinsky, Penza State University, sovyshka2608@yandex.ru
Perfilova Mariya Nikolayevna, Student, Pedagogical Institute named after V. G. Belinsky, Penza State University, sovyshka2608@yandex.ru 

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The article is devoted to studying the exit of the Russian lexicon of color from the active use. In the center of scientific attention there are reasons of archaization of a considerable layer of Russian color lexicon. The analysis of the language facts shows that the reasons of archaization of color designation are directly connected with their features: with activity of word-formation processes; backwardness of a historical polysemy including the estimated one; with the limited valency caused by backwardness of semantic volume of a color word; with an etymology ambiguity. These questions remain open and invite to continuation of the scientific analysis. 

archaization, color designation, word-formation activity, historical polysemy, valency, semantic volume, etymology.