Turkic Language Speakers’ Perception of Toponyms as Cultural Heritage in the National Epos “Edige”
Journal: Theory and Practice in Language Studies
Year: 2026

The purpose of the present study is to examine the attitudes of modern native speakers of Turkic languages to the role of place names used in national folklore in preserving their nations’ cultural heritage. This mixed-methods study is based on a specially developed questionnaire to provide quantitative and qualitative data on student youth’s perceptions of toponyms as carriers of cultural heritage in a famous epic poem, which has many versions in different Turkic languages. The participants of