2017
DOI: 10.18355/xl.2017.10.03.12
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Placenames of Scottish origins in Russia (a toponymic index and description)

Abstract: The article contains a brief description of a project devoted to the sociocultural interaction between Scotland and Russia and focusing on the toponyms derived from Scottish personal names found in the territory of the former Russian Empire. Although such placenames constitute a humble but a noteworthy part of the Scottish legacy in Russia, this stratum of the Russian toponymy has never been systematically studied. Here we provide a list of the Russian place-names of direct or indirect Scottish origins and sum… Show more

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“…Dmitriyeva (2008) if proper names form a system of human understanding of the world, from the beginning toponyms, emerged as a "marker" and assume "the representation of geographical reality in human consciousness." Researching of toponyms is realized by using systematic principles as well as widely considered from "anthropocentric measures" (Pavlenko, Pavlenko, Stroganova, 2017). In this sense the authors of the article highlight the new paradigm of researching toponyms.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dmitriyeva (2008) if proper names form a system of human understanding of the world, from the beginning toponyms, emerged as a "marker" and assume "the representation of geographical reality in human consciousness." Researching of toponyms is realized by using systematic principles as well as widely considered from "anthropocentric measures" (Pavlenko, Pavlenko, Stroganova, 2017). In this sense the authors of the article highlight the new paradigm of researching toponyms.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%