title: TRANSLATING CHINESE TOPONYMS INTO RUSSIAN IN VIEW OF THEIR SEMANTIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
abstract: As part of the proper names system, toponyms represent a particular layer of every language that hardens the choice of strategy to translate them into foreign languages. An analysis of the ways of translating Russian toponyms into Chinese has revealed that Chinese translation rules are structured and adaptive to the semantic characteristics of individual components of toponyms. In contrast, the Russian translation practice still needs more unity in translating Chinese toponyms. Based on the resu
journal: Lomonosov Translation Studies Journal