LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF CHINESE TOPONYMIC VOCABULARY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF HODONIMS AND AGORONYMS)
The article focuses on the specific features of the formation and structure of the Chinese toponymic vocabulary. The purpose of the study is to identify the national specifics of Chinese culture and language through the study of Chinese microtoponyms. Research objectives: to describe the principles of formation of the toponymic picture of the world of native Chinese speakers; to present the classification of Chinese toponyms by the method of origin; to identify the structure of Chinese godonyms and hagoronyms; give examples of word-forming components in the categories of Chinese godonyms and agoronyms based on the classification by the method of origin. The object of study - the microtoponyms of China (hodonimy and agoronimy Chinese cities). Research methods: descriptive method, method of linguoculturological analysis, comparative-historical method, comparative-analytical method, method of linguistic-stylistic analysis. As a result, it is demonstrated how toponymic formants can be used to understand the etymology of Chinese toponyms, classify them and distinguish them from foreign-language names. It is concluded that the Chinese tradition largely takes into account the natural geographical (including spatial coordinates), as well as the cultural and historical grounds for toponymic nomination inherent in Chinese culture.