More than a hundred complex neologisms formed from proper names are used in the works of Hovhannes Shiraz. They came from personal names and toponyms. Derivative structures prevail in these newly formed compound words. 27 simple and complex suffixes, most of which simple, were used in them.

KeywordsHovhannes Shiraz neologism formed by proper names / a noun an adjective a verb formed by proper names; complex compound-derivative word bases of compound-derivative words morphological expression of compound words syntactic relations of compound words.

Each dialect or speech is characterized by a unique vocabulary, which, by presenting commonalities and differences with the vocabulary of other dialect units, manifests itself as a system with unique semantic, word-formational, and etymological characteristics. The study of vocabulary is also important not only in terms of a comprehensive study of dialect speech, but also from the perspective of determining the interrelations and influences of dialect units, especially when there are controversial issues.

Keywordsdialect of Lori vocabulary influence borrowing linguistic thinking semantic shift compound words dictionary.

When identifying word-formation groups of toponyms of Artsakh, classical and modern principles of word-formation classification in toponymics are adopted as basis, particularly, Jahukyan’s approach (with consideration to some features). А) According to their structure, toponyms of Artsakh are grouped into simple and root toponyms that are classified as follows: a) genuine root toponyms, when the word root is the toponym itself; b) toponymic roots, i.e., names that are conceived as root toponyms.

KeywordsArtsakh toponym word-formation model classification toponymic root simple compound complex