Немировська, Світлана2021-01-232021-01-232020Немировська С. М. Перейменування вулиць м. Чернігова у світлі соціолінгвістики / Світлана Немировська // Мова: класичне - модерне - постмодерне. - 2020. - Вип. 6. - С. 115-127. - https://doi.org/10.18523/lcmp2522-9281.2020.6.115-1272616-7115https://doi.org/10.18523/lcmp2522-9281.2020.6.115-127https://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/19303У статті висвітлено соціоономастичні аспекти перейменування вулиць м. Чернігова в період від 1991 р. і до сьогодні. Проаналізовано особливості процесу декомунізації та проблеми, пов’язані із заміною радянських найменувань у місті. Увагу зосереджено на дискусіях щодо запропонованих/відхилених годонімів, а також розглянуто перспективи подальших змін у топонімічному ландшафті Чернігова.Background. The article focuses on socio-onomastic aspects of street renaming that took place in Chernihiv from 1991 up to 2020. The research shows some specific features of the decommunization process, specifically the issues of soviet street names elimination in the city. Purpose. The objective of this article is to present a comprehensive investigation of the recent changes in the toponymic landscape of Chernihiv. The study aims to identify the key criteria for street names selection as well as to specify some problems related to it. Methods. The research made use of comparative and descriptive methods. Additionally, the elements of statistical and biographical analysis were applied. Results. The findings of this study reveal that the toponymic landscape of the city has been undergoing a process of linguistic and mental decolonization, enabled by the set of decommunization laws. The research provides insights into techniques of replacing ideological soviet toponyms with the new ones. They include the usage of semantically neutral onyms, emphasis on the local history, and lack of references to historical figures who are considered ambiguous in society. Furthermore, a number of soviet markers which did not fall under decommunization are detected to be functioning nowadays. Discussion. The research suggests that the toponymic system of Chernihiv requires more attention due to its long history of russification and the borderland location. Currently, further changes in the local linguistic landscape are mostly prevented by local authorities; additionally, the revision of soviet street names is not supported by the senior generation of citizens who feel nostalgic for the USSR.ukгодонімтопоніміядекомунізаціядерусифікаціяЧернігівстаттяhodonimtoponymdecommunizationArticle