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Essays on Lexicon, Lexicography, Terminography in Russian, American and Other Cultures
Editor: Olga Karpova and Faina Kartashkova
Date Of Publication: Jan 2007
Isbn13: 9781847181039
Isbn: 1-84718-103-1
The book contains a collection of works devoted to the most topical issues of modern linguistics, including сross-cultural communication, various aspects of theoretical and practical lexicography, terminology and terminography.

Papers contributed are divided into four major sections. Cultural Aspects in Different Linguistic and Lexicographic Traditions deals with analysis of cultural aspects of language and lexicography with special reference to English, Russian, German, French, Arabic and other languages. User’s Perspective and Dictionary Use is devoted to discussion of research results in the field of user’s needs and demands received during social surveys in different countries. Terminology and Terminography reveals the latest tendencies in modern terminology formation, scientific knowledge engineering in languages for special purposes and professional communication, while New Dictionaries Projects presents models of new reference works.

All those and many other topics were discussed at the VI-th International School-Seminar Lexicon, Lexicography, Terminography in Russian, American and Other Cultures held at Ivanovo State University, Russia, September 12-14, 2005.

Karpova Olga, Doctor of Philology, Professor of Ivanovo State University, Russia, a member of EURALEX (Verbatim Award 1993, 1997); Historical Lexicography Society, UK; Russian Society of Applied Linguistics (Head of Lexicology and Lexicography Section). Olga Karpova regularly gives presentations in international conferences and congresses in Russia, Finland, Sweden, the USA, Holland, Austria, Italy, etc., received international research grants from the British Academy in Dictionary Research Centre, Exeter University (1996) and Norwegian Research Council at Oslo University (1998 - 1999). Author of numerous publications (over 200 articles and 7 books) on theory of lexicography, LSP dictionaries, and author lexicography.

“The topics discussed are of great importance not only for lexicograpers, but also for linguists, because they are devoted to the latest trends of development in modern linguistics as well as terminology studies in Russia and abroad. What is especially interesting are projects of new dictionaries for general and special purposes which are being compiled in various countries.

I am sure that publication of these papers as a book will contribute to development of national and international lexicographic studeis.”

Dr.Dmitry Dmitriev, St.-Petersburg, Institute of Linguistic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences

“The book covers theoretical problems of modern lexicography and terminology on international and national level. The scope of languages described is rather wide: English, Russian, French, Italian, etc. and gives a comprehensive picture of modern trends in dictionary making. The authors touch upon important problems preceding compilation of various types of dictionaries: phraseological, terminological, learners, authors and other reference works which contribute to further development and reseach in terminology and lexicography. A very up-to date book.”

Dr. Prof. Dr. Dmitry Dobrovolsky, Moscow, Institute of Russian Language , Russian Academy of Sciences

“I wish to congratulate Ivanovo State University with 10 years of International Summer Schools in lexicography, with special regards to its organizer and primus motor, Prof. Olga Karpova. I had the pleasure to attend the third summer school in 1999, giving three lectures on different topics in modern lexicography. The School in Ivanovo is important to the development of modern Russian lexicography. It is my opinion, that Ivanovo State University and Prof. Karpova through this school has developed a lexicographic specialist environment to the benefit of the whole Russian linguistic society.”

Dr. Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld, Oslo University

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