PLACE NAMES IN THE LITERARY DISCOURSE: ARGENTINIAN NARRATIVE OF IDENTITY

The article examines the functioning of place names in fiction and their connection with real geographical objects. Based on the texts of outstanding Argentine writers Jorge Luís Borges and Julio Cortázar, the article analyzes the origin of toponyms recorded in their works, the historical context and the features of their use in personal artistic discourse. Particular attention is paid to cases when authors use place names in a metaphorical meaning, as well as the role of toponyms in the narrative of national Argentine identity. The results of the analysis showed that heonames in fiction perform not only a nominative, locative, but also a symbolic function, enhancing the aesthetic effect of the narrative, creating allusions to real historical events, acting as key markers of national self-consciousness, a value component of national identity and simultaneously conveying philosophical ideas of being.