Microtoponymy of Central Khemnytskyi region.

Abstract

The dissertation focuses on structural, word-formation, lexical and semantic, motivational, and functional peculiarities of micro-toponyms of Central Khmelnytskyi region.Micro-toponym is a variety of toponyms as an element of proper names systematization by the size of the denotation. Basic features of toponyms are as follows: 1)small size of denotations; 2)variety of toponyms and means of micro-toponymic nomination; 3)diversity of the structure of micro-toponymicon by the character of nominated denotations; 4)relativity of micro-toponymy boundaries, being on a cross of differentiation between proper and general names; 5)chiefly natural character of nomination toponimization; 6)the greatest mobility among other classes of toponyms, insignificant grammatical stability; 7)narrow scope, being on a lower layer of toponymic system; 8) great amount of such proprial units; 9) tight correlation with various features of denoted objects, reflection of folk beliefs, traditions, and other ethnographic attributes; 10)usage in primarily verbal form; 11)active reflection of dialectic peculiarities of locals’ speech; 12)relative non-durability of micro-toponyms’ existance; 13)optionality of micro-toponymic systems, multi-variability of such propriatives; 14)available clear motivational features and, at the same time, relatively fast de-etymologization of proper names of small geographical objects; 15) various geographical as well as administrative and economic terms being part of micro-toponymic units; 16)registration of micro-toponyms mainly as facts of one language and a product of one nation’s creativity.