THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON UZBEK TOPONYMY: MAJOR SCHOLARS AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
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Usmonova Mohinur ()Files
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This article examines the development of scientific research on Uzbek toponymy and highlights the major contributions of Uzbek scholars to the study of geographical names. The study analyzes the formation of toponymic research in Uzbekistan beginning in the 1960s and reviews the achievements of prominent researchers such as T. Nafasov, S. Qorayev, Z. Do‘simov, T. Enazarov, N. Oxunov, and others. Special attention is paid to the linguistic, historical, etymological, and ethnolinguistic investigation of place names across different regions of Uzbekistan. The article also discusses the significance of monographs, dictionaries, dissertations, and methodological works devoted to toponymy. The findings demonstrate that toponymy is one of the most extensively studied branches of Uzbek onomastics and serves as an important source for understanding the historical, cultural, linguistic, and ethnographic heritage of the Uzbek people.
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