PROBLEMS OF TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION OF KAZAKH GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

ПРОБЛЕМЫ ТРАНСЛИТЕРАЦИИ И ПЕРЕВОДА КАЗАХСКИХ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКИХ НАИМЕНОВАНИЙ
Zharkynbekova Sh.K. Agabekova Zh.A. Aksholakova A.Zh.
2024 Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Slovo.ru: Baltic Accent
2024 #15 Issue 1 172 - 186 pp.

The article addresses the challenges associated with standardizing and unifying the spelling of toponyms in Kazakhstan. The authors conduct an analysis of the linguistic variability of toponyms, exploring methods for their transcription into Kazakh, Russian, and English languages. The studys findings reveal that a majority of the countrys geographical names undergo various modifications. The authors identify and scrutinize several types of transformations, including transliteration, phonetic adjustments, morphological changes, lexical transformations, reduction (pollination), translation or calquing, reinterpretation, and renaming (denomination). The study establishes that these modifications adhere to general language laws and are influenced by differences in the typological characteristics of Turkic and Slavic languages. The article argues that the intensification of toponym renaming processes necessitates coordination and control by state administration bodies. This involves systematic organization and standardization of geographical names. The issue of standardizing geographical names in Kazakhstan is particularly pertinent, especially amid ongoing discussions about the countrys potential shift to the Latin script.

linguistic variability , normalization of onyms , standardization , toponyms of Kazakhstan , unification

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Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Nazarbayev University
Nur-Mubarak Egyptian University of Islam Culture

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