Роля мікратапаніміі ў выяўленні семантыкі мясцовых апелятываў (на ўсходнепалескім матэрыяле)

Abstract

Cases of a certain discrepancy between the known semantics of a derivational basis and the denotatum of a corresponding proper name are noted while analyzing the names of small geographical objects in the direction “from an appellative to an onym”. This may be due to incomplete information about the meaning and semantic nuances of an appellative in local dialects. Therefore, a reverse direction of the analysis, viz. “from an onym to an appellative”, is helpful for identifying more amply the semantics of such a word. Considering a series of appellatives from Eastern Palessie is carried out in the article through the prism of microtoponyms correlated with them. It allows to establish the level of occurrence of such words within the region as well as to identify their additional semantics, which is not reflected in the relevant literature in most cases. This fact confirms the appropriateness of analyzing names either in the direction “from an appellative to an onym” or in a reverse direction, i.e. “from an onym to an appellative”. It helps to get a better idea both about the process of onymization and the conditions of its emergence and functioning.