SPECIAL ASPECTS OF LAKES AND PONDS RENAMING IN THE KALININGRAD REGION

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyse the renaming process of former East Prussia lakes and ponds that took place after those territories were annexed by the Soviet Union. For this purpose the insight into the problems of studying the corresponding official records and source maps is given. After that, a semantic classification of original and new limnonyms is offered. Taking into consideration the main models of Prussian and Russian place names correspondence in the process of renaming the conclusion is made that the methods of translation and formal reference to the initial names turn out to be prevailing in the course of renaming

Keywords

• переименование
• топоним
• лимноним
• калининградская область
• северо-восточная пруссия
• renaming
• toponym
• limnonym
• the kaliningrad region
• north-eastern prussia