Традиционное и новое в русской топонимической терминологии

Abstract

The article discusses the state of Russian toponymic system over the past two decades. The Russian Dictionary of Onomastic Terminology by Natalija V. Podolskaja (1988) is taken as a point of reference, the terms of which are relevant to this day. The article characterizes two options of renewal for terminology systems: introduction of new terms for new objects or rethinking old concepts and leaving the old traditional terms. The article concludes that both of these options harmoniously coexist in the Russian toponymic terminology system. It is also noted that the analysis of toponymic terminology system should focus on the terms that relate to methods for the description and presentation of objects, since they bear theoretical innovation charge.