Quantitative analysis of students' errors in the interpretation of hydronyms: linguocognitive difficulties in learning the hydronymic system of Western Kazakhstan

Yussup Parkhat
This study presents a quantitative analysis of errors in the perception and interpretation of hydronyms by university students in Western Kazakhstan. The aim of the study is to identify the types of errors that occur when students interpret hydronymic units and to reveal the cognitive difficulties underlying these errors. The study involved 120 university students who had previously completed courses in linguistics, cognitive onomastics, and regional geography. The main attention is paid to the