THE CONCEPT OF MEMORY IN THE URBANONYMY OF UZHHOROD

Abstract

The purpose of our article is to delve into the emergence and development of the concept of memory in the Ukrainian urbanonyms of the city of Uzhhorod. We applied the method of associative experiment, which helps to reproduce speakers’ perception of the world. From the urbanonyms of Uzhhorod, we selected those which, according to the authors of these names, are associated with the formation of this concept, the purpose of which is to perpetuate a person or event in the memory of people. We found 310 units of this type. To obtain reliable results, 50 people of different ages (between 18 and 65 years old), gender, and education were interviewed. The analysis of memorial urbanonyms of the city of Uzhhorod showed that most of them form the concept of historical memory based on the key provided by the authors of the names