The Use Of Toponyms In Language

Abstract

The article is devoted to the linguistic properties of proper names, gives a classification of toponyms by geopolitical, economic and socio-cultural values. The paper examined approaches to the definition of the term toponym, and also described the importance of toponymy for related sciences. The phenomena of variation of hyper- and macrotoponyms and their morphological modifications in the process of word formation are considered. Social factors, historical processes that cause changes in the structure of toponyms are also taken into account.