Structural and Semantic Analysis of Toponyms of the Khojeyli District of the Republic of Karakalpakstan
One of the most important tasks facing toponymists is a comprehensive study of the geographical names of a particular region. The study of the toponyms of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, including the Khodzheli region, dates back to the 1950-1960s. It was mainly carried out in the form of interpretation and classification of toponyms. Currently it is necessary to conduct a study of toponyms for individual territories separately. The toponyms of Khodzheili district of Karakalpakstan were first studied monographically from a structural-semantic point of view. Toponymic materials enrich diverse branches of science with most valuable information, shedding light on history, geography, language, features of the economic and political life of the peoples living in a given territory, provide valuable scientific information related to the landscape, hydrography, topography, natural areas, etc. Local toponyms were analyzed according to the semantic and thematic features of toponyms. In addition to independent scientific significance, toponymic knowledge is now also needed to streamline geographic names that have changed since independence. The article is devoted to a brief coverage of this problem in the light of the requirements of modernity.