• Original research article
  • September 10, 2019
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SEMANTIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE TOPONYM “ESPAÑA” IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Abstract

The article analyzes semantic transformation of the toponym “España” in diachrony and synchrony. The paper justifies the thesis that the conception of Spain as a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural state undergoes essential transformations. Analyzing the historical and current socio-linguistic situation on the Iberian Peninsula, the authors trace how re-interpretation of the very conception “Spain” leads to semantic transformation of the corresponding linguistic unit. The findings are illustrated by the examples taken from scientific and publicistic literature and Internet sources.

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Author information

Yuliya Anatol'evna Karpova

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Ekaterina Dmitrievna Terent'eva

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

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Publication history

  • Received: July 15, 2019.
  • Published: September 10, 2019.

Keywords

  • эволюция семантического значения
  • семантика топонимов
  • топоним “España”
  • общественно-политический дискурс
  • политический кризис в Испании 2017-2018 гг
  • evolution of semantic meaning
  • semantics of toponyms
  • toponym “España”
  • social and political discourse
  • 2017-18 Spanish constitutional crisis

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