New Phenomena in English Transliterating Russian Toponyms. Moskva or Moscow?
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Machkhelyan G.G. New Phenomena in English Transliterating Russian Toponyms. Moskva or Moscow?. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2016. Vol. 12. No. 4. P. 102-107. (in Russ.).
Abstract
Purpose. Correct using scientific and technical terms, Russian personal and place names in English.
Object. Scientific terms, personal names and toponyms in Contemporary English.
Subject. New phenomena in English transliterating Russian personal and place names.
Basic Aspects of the Article. The article deals with the most important changes in the scientific and technical terminology, anthroponymy and toponymy in the late 20th century and the Noughties. The author stresses the need of taking into account a new approach to transliterating scientific terms, personal and place names, English transliterating Russian personal names and toponyms in particular. Using the former English transliteration of some most important toponyms of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States is to be considered incorrect. A scientific proof of some Russian toponyms (Moskva, Rossiya, Russkiy) transliterated in current English has been given.
Keywords:
scientific and technical, economic and legal terms, anthroponomyms (personal names), toponyms, toponymy (place name study), spelling, transcription, transliteration, an up-to-date standard, encyclopedia, an atlas, Moskva, Sankt-Peterburg, Rossiya, a Russkiy, Russkiys.
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Machkhelyan, G. G. (2016). New Phenomena in English Transliterating Russian Toponyms. Moskva or Moscow?. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia, 12(4), 102-107. Retrieved from https://www.jour.fnisc.ru/index.php/vcugjournal/article/view/8344
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