Трансформація топоніму «Чорнобиль» у прецедентний феномен

Chornobylskyi A., Kyrylova O. The transformation of the Chernobyl toponym into the precedent phenomenon The study analyzes media coverage of the Chernobyl disaster and related topics as well as their influence on the transformation of the Chernobyl toponym into the precedent name and precedent phenomenon. The article defines the metaphors that were formed behind the toponym as the result of media and social influence. It was found out that 4 played a key role in the process of toponym transformation, which are Soviet media coverage, tourism to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, popularity of the computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and HBO “Chernobyl” series. To investigate the transformation of the toponym into the precedent phenomenon in chronological order the historical method was applied. Through the analysis and the comparative method, the characteristic features of media reception were found out. The novelty of the research is in its attempt to describe the way in which the precedent phenomenon appears and transforms due to media and social influence, as well as the way in which the precedent phenomenon is enriched with new metaphors and meanings. The results of the work are important for understanding of mass media impact on communication and development of language means