Naming examination as a special kind of forensic linguistic examination

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