The article studies the abstract lexemes which denote social human relations and are the most used in the
language creation of Petro Mohyla. The semantics of abstract lexemes is explored; рeculiarities of their lexical
and semantic differentiation are clarified. The author analyzes the meaning of these lexemes at the time of
Petro Mohyla and nowadays.
The abstract vocabulary to describe human relations in lexical-semantic group "Social Life" combines
nouns that indicate the coexistence of people, their relations, norms of behavior in society, positive or negative
attitudes of some people to others, to their community and to the socio-political system.
The social vocabulary forms the most dynamic lexical-semantic group, which responds to the social, political
and economic changes in society faster and more noticeably than other branches of vocabulary. During
some periods, in historically short spans of time, there are such changes in this branch of the vocabulary that
are stretched for centuries in other lexical-semantic subsystems. But even during the periods of a relatively
stable social life, the social and political vocabulary is constantly evolving and updating. The dependence of
this vocabulary on nonlinguistic factors is its essential feature.
Genetically and historically, the socio-political vocabulary of the Ukrainian language goes as far back
as the age of Kyivan Rus; however, while evolving along with society, it is constantly changing, depending on
the ideology of the society and the regime change.
The lexical-semantic group "Social Life" in the analyzed works by Petro Mohyla form such lexemes:
wealth, noble, power, victory, slavery, obedience, work, freedom, labour. Within the lexical-semantic group
"Social Life", three micro-groups with dominant units are highlighted: 1) labour; 2) freedom; 3) power.
Статтю присвячено аналізу абстрактних лексем на позначення людських стосунків у межах лек-
сико-семантичної групи «Суспільне життя» у мові творів Петра Могили. Здійснено порівняльний
аналіз вживання лексем у творах Петра Могили та в сучасній мові.
