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Issue 98
LINGUISTICS
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THE AVAR MICROTOPONYMY OF GEOGENIC ORIGIN: A SYSTEMIC-SEMANTIC DISCOURSE
OTSOMIEVA-TAGIROVA Zabihat Magomedovna
This study presents a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the Avar microtoponyms denoting geogenic (natural) features, employing a system-functional approach. It conceptualizes microtoponymy as a multi-layered linguo-cognitive complex that encodes the ethno-ecological worldview, economic structures, and adaptive strategies of its speakers. The research involves the identification, classification, and semantic interpretation of nominative patterns shaped by the unique physiographic conditions of Daghestan and centuries of anthropogenic influence. Semantic and motivational analysis reveals three macro-groups of microtoponyms-qualitative, possessive, and locative-each further stratified into specialized subgroups. A statistically significant dominance of qualitative nominations was established, underscoring the primacy of visual-perceptual, resource-pragmatic, and morphographic characteristics in the onomastic exploration and spatial categorization by the Avar community. The findings advance theoretical frameworks in onomastics, linguoculturology, and ethnic geography, offering new avenues for interdisciplinary research.
Pages: 145 - 148
Date: 30.11.2025