Naming examination as a special kind of forensic linguistic examination

Abstract

In the article, based on the analysis of theoretical materials and expert practice, the prerequisites and grounds for distinguishing a naming examination into a special kind of forensic linguistic examination are considered. The choice of the term Naming Expertise is also justified. This term allows to accurately identify the range of objects involved in forensic research (not only trademarks and other means of individualization, but personal names, geographic names, domain names, etc.) and justifies the role of such examination in preventing the emergence of conflicting names as a result of naming errors. In accordance with the provisions of forensic expertology, three reasons for the formation of a new kind of linguistic examination were analyzed. First, the features of objects — names (verbal and combined designations used as means of individualization, as well as personal names, pseudonyms, domain names, urban names, etc.) are revealed at the level of semantics, word formation, morphology, phonetics and graphics, special attention is paid to multimodal names. Secondly, the nature of special knowledge is determined for the production of Naming Expertise: in addition to general linguistic knowledge, onomastics, creative language linguistics, and media linguistics, as well as forensic expertology are required. Third, the circle of tasks solved by the Naming Expertise is indicated, which are not limited to identifying linguistic signs of similarity of different types and discharges of names, but include identifying the degree of originality, uniqueness, identity of the controversial name, its derivational model, compliance with the norms of the modern Russian language, public interests, and principles of humanity and morality.