Culture value-based paradigm in the toponymy of a multicultural region

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Authors

  • Elena Kovlakas Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University, Department of Culture and Social Activity, Novorossiysk, Russia
  • Mariet Akhidzhakova Adyghe State University, Department of General Linguistics, Maykop, Russia

Keywords:

toponym, concept, conceptualization, toponymic picture of the world, conceptual framework, linguistic consciousness

Abstract

In the toponymic picture of the world, toponyms are bearers of meanings. At the same time, it should be noted that both logical (universal) and idioethnic information can be embedded in them at the same time, therefore, toponyms acquire special linguistic and cultural significance, by combining universal and idioethnic reflection of Space. Initially, the toponymic concept of "Space" in the toponymy of Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea was associated with the idea of time, structurally constituting it and fixed in the concept of "Time". Sacred and mythologized objects of Space organize it in time and consolidated in the culture of the folk that gives toponyms. The mythological archaic consciousness defined the center of Space – Human – and ordered its tribal territory, by reflecting the horizontal and vertical models of Space construction. In the toponymic concept of "Time", the figurative and value component is fixed, on the one hand, the semantic field includes the properties of the surrounding world reflected by the human consciousness, and on the other hand, it fixes in the toponym the ability of consciousness to reflect the surrounding world. In
this study, we have set the comprehensive analysis of the conceptualization of time in the toponymy of a multicultural region as the objective. To implement this objective, a group of authors used a component method of linguistic analysis.

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Published

2022-08-01