Hephyronyms in the structure of the Samarkand text

Research reveals that gephyronyms—proper names of bridges—serve as meaningful units within the urban text of Samarkand, encoding extralinguistic and cultural knowledge. These toponyms-texts form an intertextual network, reflecting properties of the city's spatial and cultural landscape while maintaining coherence through components like address, historical, and national-cultural significance. The study employs semiotic and semantic analysis alongside interpretation methods to dissect Samarkand's gephyronyms, demonstrating their role in constructing a readable urban narrative. This approach highlights how toponyms function iconically, embedding onomastic information into the broader city-text.

Lipatova, Ye. V. (2024). Hephyronyms in the structure of the Samarkand text. Neophilology, 10(4), 871–878. https://doi.org/10.20310/2587-6953-2024-10-4-871-878