Lexico-Semantic Features of Toponymic Nomination in the Russian and Chinese Languages (Comparative Analysis)
Shi Jialu
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Submitted: 19.05.2021
Abstract. The paper aims to identify lexico-semantic features of toponymic nomination in the Russian and Chinese languages in a comparative aspect. The author analyses distinctive features of toponyms, ex-amines lexico-semantic features of the Russian and Chinese toponymic nominations. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the researcher for the first time provides a comprehensive lexico-semantic analysis of the Russian and Chinese toponymic units. As a result, it is proved that the Chinese toponyms are figurative and metaphorical, they represent the Chinese people’s aesthetic worldview, whereas the Russian toponyms are associated with concrete facts, persons, reality.
Key words and phrases: топонимические единицы, лексико-семантические особенности номинации, русский язык, китайский язык, сравнительный анализ, toponymic units, lexico-semantic features of nomination, Russian language, Chinese language, comparative analysis
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