Somatic lexicon is one of the universal lexical groups in any language. In view of this, this very group of words is one of the most common objects of comparative-historical, structural-comparative and linguocultural research. Both in Russian and foreign linguistic studies, as a rule, this vocabulary is distinguished first in the lexical-thematic system of any language. This article is devoted to the study of the somatic lexicon of the Digorian version of the Ossetian language, as this problem in the Ossetian linguistics has not been sufficiently studied. In the article the concept of somatic vocabulary is given, the place of somatic lexicon in the lexical system of language is analyzed. Different classifications of somatisms are considered. The most acceptable for the somatic lexicon of the Digor variant of the Ossetian language is a classification based on their functional characteristics and the nature of the object of nomination, as well as on the opposition “external / internal”. The study revealed the composition of the somatic lexicon of the Digor variant of the Ossetian language, which was analyzed and systematized. The semantic and denotative characteristics of Digor somatisms are given. It was revealed that the Digor somatisms are characterized by a complex system of figurative meanings and increased productivity in word formation and in the formation of idiomatic combinations.

Keywords: Digorian variant of the Ossetian language, vocabulary, word semantics, lexico-semantic system of language, somatisms.

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