Expressive Nomination in Contemporary Toponymicon.
Keywords:
slang oeconym, toponym, slangonym, astionym, comonym, connotonym, derivation, name motivation, substandard onymyAbstract
Slang oeconyms can be formed in several ways. Derivational way is represented by final clipping (apocope); final clipping combined with suffixation; abbreviation. Specific kinds of acronyms are used. Toponyms are phonetically and / or morphologically transformed in order to make them sound similarly to the appellatives carrying the necessary characteristics.
Another way is the use of connotonyms which are neither phonetically nor morphologically connected with the standardized. In this case a nominator singles out a certain characteristic of the place and uses a real connotonymic oeconym expressing this characteristic.
The motivation of numerous slang names is connected with the peculiarities of ethnic composition of population, its occupation, character, famous representatives, geographical location, and characteristic details of environment. In certain cases, a slang oeconym appears due to synonymy or translation of meaningful parts of a standardized name.
Slang oeconyms with pejorative and neutral connotations are much more widespread than the ones with meliorative connotations. An inalienable part of slang toponyms is irony which is grounded on the comparison of small towns and villages with world metropolises.
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