TOPONYMS IN LEXICOGRAPHY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SOME AMERICAN TOPONYMS)

Place names help to revive the historical past of each nation, its features, to determine the boundaries of its location, to describe the areas of past distribution of languages, cultural and economic centers. It is no exaggeration to say that place names are the spiritual heritage of every nation. Toponyms can represent one or more toponymical layers too. As a language unit, they are studied in Linguistics, as well as in Lexicology and Lexicography. In this article the analyses of some American toponyms and their importance in Lexicography can be faced. Furthermore, the importance of Lexicography is mentioned. The issues of using place names in toponymical dictionaries are explained and clarified with examples. Some toponyms used in the past as well as those that still exist today are also considered in the article. Their current existence and reflection in a dictionary of place names were reviewed and compared with the place names given in an online dictionary.

Keywords:

toponyms, toponymemes, lexicography, toponymical dictionaries, etymology, toponymical layer.

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