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Choronym (from Greek: χώρα "region" or "country" and Greek: ὄνομα "name") is a linguistic term that designates a proper name of an individual region or a country. The study of regional and country names is known as choronymy, or choronymics. Since choronyms are a subclass of toponyms, choronymic studies represent a distinctive subfield of toponymic studies and belong to the wider field of onomastic studies.
Choronymic studies are primarily focused on questions related to the origin ( etymology) and meanings ( semantics) of choronyms. Since names of regions and countries have great historical, cultural, political and social significance, the field of choronymic studies is closely related to sociolinguistic and ethnolinguistic studies. [1] [2]
The term choronym was introduced to linguistic terminology in the second half of the 20th century. [3] [4] [5]
Choronyms can be classified by several criteria, primarily related to their origin (etymology) or meaning (semantics).
According to their origin ( etymology), choronyms are divided in two basic groups:
According to their meanings ( semantics), choronyms can also be divided into:
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Choronym (from Greek: χώρα "region" or "country" and Greek: ὄνομα "name") is a linguistic term that designates a proper name of an individual region or a country. The study of regional and country names is known as choronymy, or choronymics. Since choronyms are a subclass of toponyms, choronymic studies represent a distinctive subfield of toponymic studies and belong to the wider field of onomastic studies.
Choronymic studies are primarily focused on questions related to the origin ( etymology) and meanings ( semantics) of choronyms. Since names of regions and countries have great historical, cultural, political and social significance, the field of choronymic studies is closely related to sociolinguistic and ethnolinguistic studies. [1] [2]
The term choronym was introduced to linguistic terminology in the second half of the 20th century. [3] [4] [5]
Choronyms can be classified by several criteria, primarily related to their origin (etymology) or meaning (semantics).
According to their origin ( etymology), choronyms are divided in two basic groups:
According to their meanings ( semantics), choronyms can also be divided into: