Linguistic coding in hodonymic space of Volgograd and Sevastopol

The article is devoted to the description of the linguistic codes of two sister cities - Volgograd and Sevastopol. The coinciding names of linear objects situated in two cities constitute the object of the study. The names are indicated in the official documents of Volgograd City Administration and Sevastopol Department of Architecture and Urban Planning. The undertaken analysis resulted in identification of considerable quantity of similar names. The hodonyms of symbolic, vegetative and anthropogenic linguistic codes were found to have major similarity, which is largely due to the tendency to avoid ideological, historical and personal reference, and assign neutral names to new linear objects. Minor matches occur in hodonyms that realize material, social-and-collective linguistic codes. The nominations that actualize the material code follow the tendency of assigning ideologically unmarked names. The historical heritage of the Soviet Union accounts for the coincidence of names that implement the social-and-collective code. The fewest matches were found in the topographic, memorative (both individual and group) code and names denoting professional activities. This is stipulated by different geographical conditions in which the settlements are located, and their economies. The memorative code also differs substantially and reflects the citizens' striving to commemorate historical figures, military units and other unions that had significant impact on each of the cities. The study carried out has enabled the author to identify the hodonyms, which demonstrate ambiguity in realizing some linguistic codes.