We consider the relationship between the terms regiolect and dialect, and note that the regiolect has the following features: 1) geographically limited, found only on the territory of the subethnos’ residence; 2) socially limited, is the speech of people who consider themselves as a subethnos; 3) has homogeneous linguistic features; 4) may have prestige associated with positive ideas of native speakers about their subethnos; 5) has its own onomastic space consisting of special models of onym formation and onyms characteristic only for this subethnos; 6) includes dialects with some specific linguistic features, but do not destroy the homogeneous unity of folk speech; 7) presented in folklore, artistic and publicistic texts. In the book review of Donetsk linguists “Donetsk Regiolect” we note that the authors convincingly prove the existence of analyzed idiom., which: 1) is limited to the territory of Donbass; 2) is based on the professionally colored speech of miners; 3) is quite homogeneous, distributed throughout the region; 4) is positively evaluated by native speakers who are careful about the words and phrases of their Donetsk speech; 5) has a rich onymic space; 6) has a consistently used katoikonym донбассовцы (and донбассцы), which reveals ethnonymic features; 7) operates outside of Russia; 8) includes some phenomena of the neighboring Ukrainian language; 9) is convincingly presented in folklore, artistic and publicistic texts.
The article is devoted to the consideration of the unity, continuality of the language space, the absence of borders between proper names and common nouns. Proper names arise from the onymization of appellatives. Analyses of the full deonymization and the appearance of names of generalized use.
The work is devoted to the analysis of the image of Homo agens (acting human), reflected in the names of settlements (oikonyms) of Volgograd Region. The study is conducted on the material of the oikonymic dictionary of the Volgograd Region, which is currently being prepared for publication by the authors of this work. The use of the lexicographic method in combination with etymological analysis makes it possible to systematize the materials of the oikonymic dictionary in accordance with the purpose of the study – to identify the main toponymic models that reflect the various aspects of human activity within the territory occupied by the modern Volgograd Region. The analysis allows us to distinguish two groups of names that give an idea of a person-actor in the territory under consideration: 1) personological oikonyms that characterize a person as a subject of a certain type of activity, axiologically significant for a particular region (represent a per-son in terms of his profession/type of activity, relations to military service, to religion, as well as his social status); 2) functional-attributive oikonyms that give a utilitarian description of an object – a specific settlement – from the point of view of human activity (indicate the adaptability of a topoobject to the life of a farmer, cattle breeder, fisherman, etc.). Prospects are outlined for the study of the images of Homo vigilantes/vigilabus – a human observer, Homo ludens – a human playing and others that can complement the presented characterization of a subject who develops the space of a particular region and arranges his life on it.
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