The Word-formation Aspect of Administrative-territorial Division Terminology in Mongolian Languages
The paper deals with word-formation structure of terms functioning in systems of administrative-territorial division in Mongolia, Autonomous District of Inner Mongolia (China) and the Republic of Buryatia (Russia). The analysis carried out shows that the lexico-semantic way of word-building plays the leading role in forming these terms. Such models of objects'' nomination as: 1) ‘family, kin; generation’ > ‘state’; 2) ‘a military unit’ > ‘an administrative-territorial unit’; 3) ‘household buildings’ > ‘a settlement’ are revealed. Other ways of word-formation are not productive in this layer of terminology.