Microtoponym of the Smolensk-Belarusian border region (Rudnyansky district)
- DOI
- 10.5922/pikbfu-2023-3-2
- Pages
- 18-25
microtoponym
unofficial toponym
classification
Smolensk-Belarusian border area
Rudnyansky district
Abstract
The features of toponymy in the Smolensk-Belarusian borderland are examined based on microtoponyms and unofficial toponyms in the Rudnya district of the Smolensk region. The material obtained through a survey of local residents is analyzed from various perspectives using selected classifications (based on nomination objects, lexical-semantic classes, structural and word-formation types). Names with dialectical foundations are singled out separately. Emphasis is placed on the role of unofficial names for geographical objects in the speech of the region's residents. Common Russian traits and specific characteristics of borderland toponymy are identified.