Lietuvių kalbos instituto kronika. 1999

CHRONICLE OF THE LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE 1999 Struktūra The Institute operated 7 departments: The Great Dictionary of Lithuanian Language (headed by Vytautas Vitkauskas, PhD), General Language Dictionary (headed by Gertrūda Naktiniene, PhD), Vocabulary (headed by Vitalija Maciejauskienė, PhD), Grammar (headed by Vytautas Ambrazas, PhD), Language Culture (headed by Pranas Kniūkšta, PhD), Terminology (headed by Kazimieras Gaivenis, PhD), Language History and Dialectology (headed by Kazys Morkūnas, PhD); publishing house (manager — Audronė Stanislovaitienė). Director of the Institute —prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas. Deputy Directors —Dr. Kazys Morkūnas (for scientific affairs), Kęstutis Jurkūnas (for general affairs). Scientific secretary — Irena Andriukaitienė. At the end of 1999 the Institute had 140 employees, of whom 93 were researchers (39 scientists: 3 PhD professors, 1 PhD associate professor, 6 PhD associate professors, 4 PhD associate professors, 25 PhDs). On 1 October, Audronė Gužauskaitė and Ilona Norvilaitė were admitted to the joint doctoral program of Vytautas Magnus University and the Institute of Lithuanian Language in the field of philology, financed by the Institute. The following are the main activities of the Institute, which were established by the Decree No. 825 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 02 July 1998 “On the most important activities of state research institutes”: 1) research on lexicology, lexicography and grammatical structure of the Lithuanian language; 2) studies of the history of the Lithuanian language, dialects and language relations; 3) research on the functioning of Lithuanian language in society and terminology. The most important decisions of the Institute Council Chairman of the Council — Prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambrazas, Vice-Chairman —habil. Dr. Nijolė Sližienė, secretary — dr. Gertrude Nightingale. In total, 6 Council meetings took place. At the meeting on 29 January, it was decided: to approve the publication of external linguistic studies in a separate publication; to propose to the editor-in-chief of the publication, Dr. Giedrius Subačius, to coordinate the funding issues with the Directorate of the Institute; to adopt the 1998 report on the Institute's scientific 22 activities and the 1999 work plan; to approve the printing of the following publications: Lithuanian language dictionary 19 (editor Vytautas Vitkauskas); 227 Jonas Paulauskas: bibliography (compiled by Adelė Judeikienė, edited by Zita Šimėnaitė); atestovat dr. doc. Gintautas Akelaitis, Dr. Marija Razmukaite as senior research associates for five years; re-tested prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambraz, Prof. Dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas, habil. dr. Nijolė Sližienę as senior research associate for five years; reappoint Dr. Kazimieras Gaivenis, Dr. Jonas Klimaviciy, Dr. Kazys Morkūnas, Dr. Elena Valiulyte, Dr. Aloyzas Vidugiris as senior research associates for five years; to approve fixed-term employment contracts with dr. Elena Grinaveckiene and habil. Dr. Adele Valeckian. To approve the 1999 Attestation Commission of the Institute (dr. Angelė Kaulakienė, dr. Pranas Kniūkšta, dr. Danutė Liutkevičienė, dr. Marija Razmukaitė, habil. dr. Nijolė Sližienė, dr. Aloyzas Vidugiris); On the proposal of the joint LKI and LLTI habilitation commission and taking into account that more than three tarybos ekspertų komisijos nariu siūlyti prof. habil. dr. Vytautą Ambrazą; remonths have passed since the approval of the habilitation committee, re-approved doc. dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas habilitation committee of the same composition; apstiprināti drukāt habil. dr. Saulius Ambrazo monograph ją The development of nouns II. 1998-1999 The Lithuanian language. April meeting decided: on 19 d. the basis of joint LKI ir On the proposal of LLTI habilitation commission to approve dr. Giedrius Subačius habilitation committee; reappoint Dr. Irena Ermanytė and Dr. Ritutė Petrokienė as senior research associates for five years; to propose as candidates for members of the Lithuanian Science Awards Committee (humanities and social sciences section) Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas and Prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius; to approve the principles of the Lithuanian place-name dictionary, set out in the prospectus and instruction; to pay particular attention to the transposition of dialectal forms, to ir clearly distinguish between transposed (dialectal) and official forms of į place names; to oblige the editors of the Dictionary to submit, by 31 December 1999, ti to the Council of the Institute proposals on the terms for ir the preparation of the dictionaries. of June 18 d. the meeting decided: to approve the printing of the following Publications of the Institute: Kazys Ulvydas. Lithuanian language adverbs (composed Elena Valiulytė). Issues of Lithuanian Linguistics 41; Archivum Lithuanicum 1; Language advice newsletter 7; Kazys Morkūnas: bibliography (composed Irena Andriukaitienė). Kazys Pakalka: bibliography (composed by Zita Šimėnaitė); add the title of Lithuanian linguistics questions in the Latin first heading Acta linguistica Lithuanica, retaining volume numbering; to approve the decisions of the Attestation Commission on the attestation of Dalia Blažinskaite, Dr. Jolanta Gelumbeckaitė, Rasa Mielkuvienė; to approve the 1999 doctoral admissions committee (habil. dr. Simas Karaliūnas, Dr. Kazys Morkūnas, Dr. Gertrūda Naktinienė, Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas, doc. Dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas, prof. Habil. Dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius). September 21 d. to approve the decisions of the Attestation Commission on doc. habil. dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas, habil. dr. Axel Holvoet, Dr. Ona Aleknavičienė, assistants Vilija Rutkauskie228 nė and Vilma Vaivadaitė; Admit Audronė Gužauskaitė and Ilona Norvilaitė to the PhD programmes in Humanities (Philology) at LKI and VDU; to extend the doctoral studies period of Edmundas Trumpas and Albina Auksoriitė until 15 March 2000; to submit to the Lithuanian Science Prizes competition a series of theoretical grammar works: Grammatika litovskogo jazyka (Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos gramatika (Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla, 1994; Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos inst., 1996, 1997), Lithuanian Grammar (Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1997), to propose to award the following main authors: prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambraz, Prof. Dr. Alex Girdenis, habil. dr. Nijolė Sližienę, Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Urbutis, habil. dr. Adela Valeckienė, Dr. Elena Valiulytė; teiti habil. dr. Giedrius Subačius’s scientific monograph Žemaičių bendrinės kalbos idėjos: XIX amžiaus pradžia (Ideas of the Žemaičių common language: the beginning of the 19th century) (Vilnius: Institute of Science and Encyclopedia Publishing, 1998) for the Kazimieras Būga (linguistics) Prize competition; to submit Dr. Laimutis Bilkis’s candidacy for the 2000 state scholarship for young scientists; submit Dr. Jolanta Gelumbeckaitė’s research paper Use of verb and prepositional constructions in the translation of John Bretkūn’s “Gospel according to Luke” to the Young Scientists’ Research Papers Competition; propose the candidature of doctoral student Daiva Atkočaitytė for Evelina Kolupailaite Masiokienės scholarship; approve print: Language Culture 72, Changes in Norms and their Use (Thesis of the Conference Presentations of Jonas Jablonskis). At the meeting on 19 October it was decided: to propose Prof. habil. dr. Zigmą Zinkevičių as a candidate for members of the Lithuanian Science Council; to approve the doctoral committees of Audronė Gužauskaite and Ilona Norvilaite. Publication Acta linguistica Lithuanica: Issues of Lithuanian Linguistics. T. 41: In memory of Aleksandrs Vanags /red. Board: Kazys Morkūnas (dir.), Vytautas Ambrazas (deputy dir.), Aina Blinkena, Vincentas Drotvinas, Vitalija Maciejauskienė, Guido Michelini, Danguolė Mikulėnienė, Gertrūda Naktinienė, William R. Schmalstieg, Wojciech Smoczynski, Bonifacas Stundžia, Zigmas Zinkevičius; made up of: Laimutis Bilkis, Vitalija Maciejauskienė, Marija Razmukaitė. —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. —268 p. —500 ex. Alecsandri, Ella. The Origins of John Bretkūnas Postilas Pericopy: Abstract of a Doctoral Thesis. Humanities, philology, 04 H. —Kaunas: Vytauto Didžiojo univ., [Vilnius: Lietuvių k. inst.], 1999. —28 p. —70 ex. "Aleksandras Vanagas: bibliography- ". Acta Linguistica Lithuanica. Lithuanian Linguistics. T. 41 /composed by: Laimutis Bilkis, Vitalija Maciejauskienė, Alma Ragauskaitė. —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. —53 p. —50 ex. Archivum Lithuanicum 1 /Klaipėda univ., Lithuanian k. inst., Šiauliai univ., Vilnius univ., Vytautas Didysis univ. ; editors: Giedrius Subačius (m. ed.), Ona Aleknavičienė, Saulius Ambrazas, Roma Bončkutė, Pietro U. Dini, 229 Jochen D. Range, Christiane Schiller, William R. Schmalstieg, Skirmantas Valentas, and Birutė Kabašinskaitė. — Vilnius: Lithuanik. an inst., 1999. — 274 p. — 600 exp. Gelumbeckaitė, Jolanta. The use of case and prepositional constructions in Jonas Bretkiinas’ translation of the Gospel of Luke: Summary of the doctoral dissertation. Humanities, Philology, 04 hours —New York: University of New York Press, [New York: University of New York Press], 1999. — 24 p. — ex. 70 Jonas Paulauskas: bibliography /compiled by Adelė Judeikienė, edited by Zita Šimėnaitė. —New York: American Library Association. I-kla, 1999. —31 p. —200 ex. Jono Jablonskio conference: Changes in norms and their use (Theses of presentations), Vilnius, 7 October 1999 /red. Pranas Kniūkšta, sp. prepared by Dana Vainauskienė. — New York: American Library Association, 1999. —24[1] p. —100 ex. Language culture /red. board of directors: Vytautas Ambrazas, Kazimieras Gaivenis, Pranas Kniūkšta (adjunct editor), Vitas Labutis, Vitalija Maciejauskienė, Rita Miliūnaitė, Gertrūda Naktinienė; compiled and prepared by Albina Bataitytė. —New York: American Library Association. I-kla, 1999. -Sas. 72. —132 p. —1000 ex. Language Advice Information Bulletin 7: January —June 1998 /edited by Rita Miliūnaitė, co-authored by Janina Vileikienė. —New York: University of New York Press, 1999. —41 p. —500 ex. Kazys Morkūnas: bibliography /compiled by Irena Andriukaitienė, edited by Rūta Pleskačiauskienė. —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. —46 p. —200 ex. Encyclopedia of the Lithuanian Language /Vytautas Ambrazas, Aleksas Girdenis, Kazys Morkūnas, Algirdas Sabaliauskas, Vincas Urbutis, Adelė Valeckienė, Aleksandras Vanagas; Lithuanian k. inst. ; prepared by Kazys Morkūnas; edited by Vytautas Ambrazas. —Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos inst., 1999.—457 p.: iliustr., žml. —3000 egz. —(Language Education Program). Dictionary of the English Language. [T.] 19: Vesa —zvumterėti /vir. red. Vytautas Vitkauskas; red. col. : Irena Ermanytė, Gertrūda Naktinienė, Jonas Paulauskas, Ritutė Petrokienė, Vytautas Vitkauskas. —New York: University of New York Press, 1999. —1120 p. —3000 pcs. —(Language Education Program). Lithuanian Studies: Traditions, Present, Perspectives. Proceedings of the Scientific Conference on the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Institute of Lithuanian Studies. Vilnius, 9 March 1999 /Institute of Lithuanian Language, Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Institute of Lithuanian History /red. College: Algis Kalėda, Zigmantas Kiaupa, Kazys Morkūnas. —New York: University of New York Press, 1999. —147 p. —450 ex. Sofija Kėzytė: bibliography /compiled by Zita Šimėnaitė, edited by Kazys Morkūnas. —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. —19 p. —200 ex. Subačius, Giedrius. Ideas about Standard Lowland Lithuanian: Beginning of Nineteenth Century: Summary of the monograph presented for habilitation. Humanities: philology (04 H). —New York: The New Yorker, 1999.—100 p. — 60 pp.. 230 Subačius, Giedrius. Ideas of the Žemaičių common language: the beginning of the 19th century: Abstract of the monograph submitted for habilitation. Humanities, philology (04 H). —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. —39 p. —60 ex. Vitkauskas, Vytautas. Morphological phenomena of Lithuanian dialects and their fluctuation: Habilitation thesis. Humanities, philology (04 H). — New York: American Library Association, 1999. —159 p. —50 ex. Vitkauskas, Vytautas. Morphophonematic phenomena and their variations in Lithuanian dialects: Summary of the habilitation thesis. Humanities, philology (04 H). —New York: The New Yorker, 1999. — 23 p. — 100 exp. Raskolnikov, Raskolnikov. Syntax features of means in the language of state documents: Abstract of the doctoral dissertation. Humanities, philology (04 H). — London: Cambridge University Press, [London: Cambridge University Press], 1999. —22 p. —50 ex. Funding for the publication was provided by the Ministry of Education and Science, the State Lithuanian Language Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of mo ir Lithuania 1996-2005 under the State Language Use and Education Year Program. Computer books: Office language tips. Computer version, diskette/- Lithuanian inst. ; prepared by Dana Vainauskienė, 1999. Print run 500 pcs. Project managers: Pranas Kniūkšta, Dana Vainauskienė, Rūta Glemžienė. The work was financed by the State Lithuanian Language Commission under the State Language Use and Education Programme 1996-2005. Other publications prepared by the Institute staff: English-Lithuanian Dictionary for Elementary School Students /Gražvydas Kirvaitis, Jonas Paulauskas. —New York: Routledge, 1999. —216 p. —5000 ex. Kenysas, Stasys. General word formation in Lithuanian language. —New York: University of New York Press. 1, 1999. —118 p. —3000 ex. Dictionary of Social Security Terms | edited by: S. Angele, A. Dobrovolskas, St. Keinys, L. Murauskienė, R. Sakalaitė, H.-D. Steinmeyer. —New York: University of New York Press, 1999. —157 p. —1000 ex. English-Lithuanian dictionary of spelling and pronunciation /compiled by Pranas Kniūkšta, Antanas Lyberis. —7th ed. —Kaunas: Šviesa, 1999. —368 p. —10 000 copies English-Russian dictionary /Gražvydas Kirvaitis, Jonas Paulauskas. —3rd ed. — London: Light, 1999. —216 p. —5000 ex. He has published 58 scientific articles (8 in foreign publications) and about 90 popular science articles. Thesis of 29 scientific conferences have been published. 231 On May 4, PhD student Jolanta Gelumbeckaitė presented her dissertation at the joint LKI and lai, VDU doktorantūros komiteto posėdyje apgynė daktaro (humanitariniai moksphilology, 04 H) dissertation on the use of conjunctive and prepositional constructions in the translation of the Gospel of Luke by John Bretkūnas. Doctoral Committee: Chairperson and supervisor — Prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambrazas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H); members: prof. habil. dr. Eugenija Ulčinaitė (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Guido Michelini (University of Parma, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Jonas Palionis (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius (VDU, humanities, philology, 04 H). Opponents: prof. habil. dr. Bonifacas Stundžia (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), dr. Giedrius Subačius (LKI, Humanities, Philology, H). 04 At the public meeting of the habilitation committee on May 5, doc. dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas defended his habilitation thesis in the field of philology of humanities (04 H) entitled Morphonomic phenomena of Lithuanian dialects and their fluctuation. Habilitation Committee: Chairman — Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H); members: prof. habil. dr. Aleksas Girdenis (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Evalda Jakaitienė (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), habil. dr. Simas Karaliūnas (VDU, humanities, philology, 04 H), habil. dr. Vitalija Maciejauskienė (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), habil. dr. Vytautas Vanagas (LLTI, humanities, philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius (LKI, humanities, philology, 04 H). On June 22, 2017, Ona Aleknavičienė defended her PhD dissertation (humanities, philology, 04 H) Sources of Postilas perikopių by Jon Bretkūnas at the public meeting of the joint LKI and VDU doctoral committee. Doctoral Committee: Chair — Prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius (VDU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H); members: prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas (LKI, humanities, philology, 04 H), habil. dr. Saulius Ambrazas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), dr. Kazys Morkūnas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), prof. habil. dr. Antanas Tyla (LII, Humanities, History, 05 H). Opponents: habil. dr. Vytautas Vanagas (LL TT, humanities, philology, 04 H), dr. Giedrius Subačius (LKI, humanities, philology, 04 H). On July 7, at the public session of the habilitation committee, Dr. Giedrius Subačius defended his scientific monograph Žemaičių bendrinės kalbos idėjos (Early 19th century) for the degree of habilitated doctor of science. Habilitation Committee: Chairman — Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H); members: habil. dr. Saulius Ambrazas (LKI, humanities, philology, 04 H), prof. habil. dr. Aleksas Girdenis (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Jonas Palionis (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Vincas Urbutis (VU, humanities, philology, 04 H), habil. dr. Vytautas Vanagas (LLTI, humanities, 232 philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Zigmas Zinkevičius (LKI, humanities, philology, H). 04 November 22, PhD student Rasuolė Vladarskienė in the public joint LKI and lai, philology, 04 H) VDU doktorantūros komiteto posėdyje apgynė daktaro (humanitariniai moksdissertation Sintaksiniy features of means in the language of state documents. Doctoral Committee: Chair — Dr. Pranas Kniūkšta (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H); members: prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambrazas (LKI, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Simas Karaliūnas (VDU, humanities, philology, 04 H), doc. dr. Irina Mikalkevičienė (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), Prof. habil. dr. Aldona Paulauskienė (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H). Opponents: prof. habil. dr. Kazimieras Župerka (University of Šiauliai, Humanities, Philology, 04 H), doc. dr. Albertas Ružė (VU, Humanities, Philology, 04 H). On March 15-20, professor Janas Peteris Locher of the University of Bern, his assistants Markus Roduneris, Tobias Privitellis, PhD student Edmundas Trumpa collected language data in the surroundings of Lukštai, Marcinkoniai, Nemunėlis Radviliškis, Zarasai, Žeimelis. 12 informants were interviewed, 7.5 hours of texts were recorded. On May 11-14, Swiss scientists Jan Peter Locher, Markus Roduner, Simonas Christenas, PhD student Edmundas Trumpa collected language data in the surroundings of Dūkštas, Leipalingis, Reškutėnai, Veisiejai. 11 informants were interviewed, hour-long texts were recorded. 6 of June 25 — July 5 d. Asta Leskauskaitė (leader), Ona Aleknavičienė, Rima Bacevičiūtė, Ričardas Petkevičius participated in dialectological expedition in Seirijų neighborhood (Lazdijų r.). Together took place Students of Vilnius Pedagogical to University carrying out dialectological practice. July 19-30 d. dialectological expedition in the vicinity of Grybėnai (Ignalina district) participated doc. dr. Laima Grumadienė (leader) with a group of Vilnius Pedagogical University students. Various language data collected by the Institute staff and individually: Daiva Atkočaitytė (Kražiai, Kelmės r.), Aurelija Genelytė (Vaškai, Pasvalio r.), Adelė Judeikienė (Šilutės, Klaipėdos r.), Vilija Lazauskaitė (Lazdijai, Ignalina r.), Gertrūda Naktinienė (Biržai r.), Zita Šimėnaitė (Alanta, Molėtai r.), Jolita Urbanavičienė (Adutiškis, Švenčionys r.), Vytautas Vitkauskas (Kuršėnų aps.), Asta Žūkaitė (Raseinių, Varėnos r.). 233 File libraries, database ir banks Unique ir invaluable archives: The Great Lithuanian Dictionary of about 1 million — words. 4,48 pcs. (1999 m. added 40,5 thousand pcs. ); About a — million. 1,8 pcs. (supplemented 27 180 pcs. ); Dialectology — 1,42 2010-2011: 1.0 million pcs. (added 7000 pcs.); "Dictionary of the English — 1400 Language" (PDF) (2nd ed.). 50 Language management information base: 1) Language recommendation file (approx. 15 000 language recommendatiiš ons of recent decades periodical and special linguistic press); 2) Thematic archive (bibliographical data on articles on various issues of language practice and linguistic education since approximately 1968). New borrowers ir jų correspondence library (data from iš periodicals, advertising brochures, public notices; about 1600 heading words collected, which together with examples of usage comprise about 220 computer pages). Computerized language consultation bank (accumulated and systematized telephone consultations; the basis of the bank consists of the consultation of the Language Culture į jį Grammar ir Data from the terminology departments, the State Lithuanian Language Commission at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Kaunas and Šiauliai language consultation points; bank has about 4000 according to the program arranged questions with answers to them). su į Computerized bank of ancient writings (the basis for the historical dictionary of Lithuanian language is being developed); more about it LKK 39,192-210). The lexicographic database of the common Lithuanian language (started). The collection of various language data and computerization jų is financed by the State Lithuanian Language Commission under the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania under the State Language Use and Education Programme 1996-2005. Conferences, seminars On February 24—28, 2017, at the International Scientific Conference “Kasusvariation in Nominalgruppen in Sprachen verschiedenen Typs” held at the University of Oldenburg, habil. dr. Axelis Holvoetas read the paper Zur Variation des possesiven Dativs mit dem abnominalen Genitiv im Baltishen. On March 2-3, St. Petersburg State University hosted the 28th Scientific and Methodological Conference of Higher Education Teachers and Postgraduate Students on the Problems of Phonetics and Accentology of Baltic Languages. The papers were read by the Institute’s doctoral students: Daiva Atkočaitytė (Abbreviation of unpronounced syllables in the Southern Samogitian Raseiniškių dialect), Vilija Lazauskaitė (Regarding the oxytonization of 0-stem nouns in the Eastern Highlands Vilnius and Southern Highlands dialects), Asta Leskauskaitė (Vowel end vocalism in the Southwestern Southern Highlands), Edmundas Trumpa (Vowel quality of alveolar consonants in the Pelesa dialect). On March 9, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Lithuanian Studies was marked by the scientific conference Lithuanian Studies: Traditions, Present, Perspectives. At the conference organized by the three institutes —Lithuanian Language, Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Lithuanian History—presentations were read by: Prof. habil. dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas (Six Decades of Lithuanian Linguistics), doc. 234 dr. Danguolė Mikulėnienė (Lithuanian State Language Use and Education Programme 1996-2005 and its significance for Lithuanian Studies), dr. po Giedrius Subačius (Lithuanian Studies in the USA). Prof. habil. dr. Vytautas Ambrazas, Dr. Pranas Kniūkšta. The participants of the conference were greeted by President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus, President of the Academy of Sciences prof. habil. dr. Benediktas Juodka, Rector of Vytautas Magnus University Prof. habil. dr. Antanas Kaminskas, Director of the Institute of Culture and Art Prof. habil. dr. Algimantas Matulionis. The conference was supported by the Lithuanian State Foundation for Science and Studies. A scientific publication exhibition was held. Irena Andriukaitienė, Dr. Kazys Morkūnas worked in the organizing committee of the conference of the three institutions. Scientific reports published in a separate publication. On March 25, Pranas Skardžius, a general language theoretician and educator, presented at a seminar organized by the State Lithuanian Language Commission at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Stasys Keinys (Works and Thoughts of Pranas Skardzis on Terminology), doc. dr. Danguolė Mikulėnienė (Selection criteria for Lithuanian equivalents of international words), Dr. Pranas Kniūkšta (Pranas Skardžiaus attitude to suffix -inis adjectives and current usage). On April 17, at the seminar organized by the Council of the Lithuanian Language Society, Dr. Jonas Klimavičius (Russification of Phraseology in Independent Lithuania), Dr. Danguolė Mikulėnienė (Strangers in the local press). On April 23, the Centre for Dialectology of the Faculty of Humanities of Šiauliai University hosted a scientific seminar on Dialects: the work of young linguists. Presentations were given by Vilija Lazauskaitė (On the presentation of pronunciation variants in dialect dictionaries), Asta Leskauskaitė (A couple of remarks on the localities of the Southern Highlands). At the conference Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuanian Society and Science Change 1989—1999, held in Kaunas on April 28, habil. dr. Simas Karaliūnas read the presentation Onomastics and Lithuanian ethnogenesis studies. On April 29, 2017, at the conference held at Vytautas Magnus University, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the linguist Alfredo Senno, Prof. Dr. Algirdas Sabaliauskas read the presentation A scientist who loved Lithuania. At the scientific conference Relics of Western Baltic Language and Culture (3) held at Klaipėda University on May 14, habil. dr. Saulius Ambrazas read the presentation Several isoglosses of Lithuanian and Prussian languages. On May 20, 2017, at the Scientific Conference of Šiauliai Pedagogical University, doc. dr. Danguolė Mikulėnienė read the presentation Elite language — direction of general language education. 235