TOPONYMS AS MARKERS OF THE FICTIONAL SPACE OF A. PLATONOV’S NOVEL «CHEVENGUR»
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-7278-2023-1-51-57
Abstract
Aim. The aim is to identify the originality of the toponymic space in the novel «Chevengur».
Methodology. The key research methods include the methods of continuous sampling, onomastic and etymological analysis, descriptive method, etc. The toponyms are classified in accordance with the typology proposed by N. V. Podolskaya in the work «Dictionary of Russian onomastic terminology».
Results. In this paper, we identify the originality of the toponymic space of the novel in question. The analysis makes it possible to conclude that the toponymicon of the novel «Chevengur» helps the author reveal the most important meanings of the work of art he creates.
Research implications. The onomastic potential of A. Platonov’s novel «Chevengur», which has not previously been subjected to careful consideration by onomatologists, is revealed.
About the Author
N. B. Bugakova
Voronezh State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nadezhda B. Bugakova – Cand. Sci. (Philology), Assoc. Prof., Department of Russian Language and Intercultural Communication
ul. Dvukhletiya oktyabrya 84, Voronezh 394006, Voronezh Region
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