ETHNOLINGUISTIC SPECIFICITY OF OB-IRTYSH INTERFLUVE TOPONYMS (AS REVEALED BY HYDRONYMS OF KHANTY ORIGIN)

The paper provides an overview of the main factors behind the formation of distinctive toponymy of the Ob Ugric peoples. The paper examines the substrate names of water sources of Khanty origin in the aspect of authors’ linguistic identity. Conclusions are made about the causes of composite names. E...

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Main Author: Y. V. Islamova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Kemerovo State University 2014
Subjects:
toponym
hydronym
substrate toponym
geographical appellative
determinative
attributive
History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
DK1-4735
Psychology
BF1-990
khanty
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/661199526b1544f39cc52443c8c3d487
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Summary:The paper provides an overview of the main factors behind the formation of distinctive toponymy of the Ob Ugric peoples. The paper examines the substrate names of water sources of Khanty origin in the aspect of authors’ linguistic identity. Conclusions are made about the causes of composite names. Extensive illustrative material is accompanied by semantic-etymological interpretation.

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