Peculiarities of formation and functioning of French toponyms deriving from the appellatives

Abstract

The article is focused on French toponyms derived from the appellatives of the hydrographical origin. It is emphasized that hydronymy of France is rich in the verbal names of the rivers. It is also proved that hydronymical synecdoches are presented by the names of the rivers, while the toponymic metonymy is presented by the names of localities formed by hydrographical common nouns.

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О. М. Пежинська

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О. М. Пежинська (2016). Peculiarities of formation and functioning of French toponyms deriving from the appellatives. Науковий вісник Дрогобицького державного педагогічного університету імені Івана Франка. Серія: Філологічні науки (мовознавство), 6(), 132-135. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-448469