Word-formation in Kazakh toponyms

Abstract

Modern Kazakh values: nation, language, culture can be analyzed through its word-stock of geographical terms - toponyms. In general, toponyms of any country can reveal linguistic and cultural peculiarities national language: history of the nation, its famous people, development, famous events, national characteristics and etc. In our research we analyzed the word-formation analysis and ontological features of Kazakh toponyms, peculiar characteristics of well-known place names in the country and classified them according to their structure and gave detailed word-formation analysis of toponyms. While analyzing structural forms of toponyms, we pay attention to anthropological principles of regional names of geographical places: cities, towns, villages, streets, sea, rivers, deserts, forests, ethno-cultural and historical places of Kazakhstan.