Baldyrgan E. Alimzhanova

the article considers one of the priority directions of the society's improvement - the spiritual revival of national traditions. Familiarity with folklore genres is an important means of educating young people. The authors note the diversity of the educational function of toponymic legends and legends.

the article highlights the topic of the formation of new words in the period of Covid-19. The authors note that neologisms with the meaning of covid were formed by means of prefixing and suffixing methods.