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Recent Lithuanian Terminological Dictionaries

JOLANTA GAIVENYTĖ-BUTLER

2019

Explanatory Dictionary of Academic Integrity Terminology [electronic resource] / Loreta Tauginienė, Inga Gaižauskaitė, Irene Glendinning, Jūlius Kravjar, Milan Ojsteršek, Laura Ribeiro, Tatjana Odiņeca, Franca Marino, Marco Cosentino, Shivadas Sivasubramaniam, Tomáš Foltýnek; translated into Lithuanian by Loreta Tauginienė and Inga Gaižauskaitė. – Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University, 2019. – 33 p. – English terminology index: pp. 29–32. – ISBN 978–9955–19–971–7.

This dictionary is a Lithuanian translation of Glossary for Academic Integrity (http://www.academicintegrity.eu/wp/)), a publication prepared under the Erasmus+ project “European Network for Academic Integrity.” In Lithuania, the dictionary was prepared by the Academic Ethics Centre of Mykolas Romeris University. The explanatory translation dictionary contains more than 200 terms in academic ethics, denoting the main concepts in this field. It is the first Lithuanian dictionary in this field. The publication is intended for staff of research and higher education institutions, students and members of ethics committees, academic ethics and procedures ombudspersons, and court staff. It is arranged alphabetically. The source of each definition is given. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. An alphabetical index of English terms is included at the end. The dictionary was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “No objection.” The “Explanatory Dictionary of Academic Integrity Terminology” is available in PDF format on the website of the Office of the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania.

Explanatory Dictionary of Psychological Terms / Albinas Bagdonas, Remigijus Bliumas. – Vilnius: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Centre, 2019. – 375, [1] p. – Bibliogr.: pp. 11–12 (43 titles). – Term indexes: pp. 323–375. – Print run: 1,000 copies. – ISBN 978–5–420–01812–5.

The explanatory translation dictionary contains about 2,300 of the most commonly used psychological terms, denoting mental phenomena, nervous mechanisms, and psychological research. Some terms from neuropsychology, neurophysiology, psychophysiology, psychogenetics, comparative psychology, and related fields are also included—

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terms. The dictionary’s headword list was prepared on the basis of A. Bagdonas and E. Rimkutė’s English–Lithuanian Psychology Dictionary. The publication is primarily intended for psychology students, doctoral candidates, lecturers, practitioners, researchers, and popularizers of psychology, as well as specialists in related fields—psychiatrists, speech therapists, educators, and social workers. The preface briefly presents the development of the field and surveys psychology terminology dictionaries published in Lithuanian. Most terms in this publication are not only defined but also explained in greater detail. Etymological explanations are provided for international terms. Synonyms are included. The arrangement is alphabetical. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. Alphabetical English–Lithuanian and Russian–Lithuanian translation glossaries are included at the end. Preparation of the publication was supported by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language under the 2006–2015 Programme for the Standardisation, Use, Development and Dissemination of the State Language. The dictionary was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “No objection.”

Ten-Language Dictionary of Physical Geography Terms / Ieva Švarcaitė. – Vilnius: Grunto valymo technologijos, 2019. – 287, [1] p. – Bibliogr.: pp. 6–8; term indexes: pp. 218–287. – Print run: 300 copies. – ISBN 978-609-95044-4-5.

The dictionary defines 1,393 key Lithuanian physical geography terms used in publications of research findings and in geographers’ practical work, and gives equivalents of these terms in German, English, Esperanto, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Polish, and Russian. The publication is intended for researchers, lecturers and students, geography professionals engaged in practical work, specialists in natural sciences and other fields, and translators. Some terms are explained in greater detail. Etymological explanations are given for international terms. The arrangement is alphabetical. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. Indexes of English, German, Esperanto, and Russian terms are included. A short biography of the author appears on the back cover. Preparation of the publication was supported in 2008 by the Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation. The dictionary was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “No objection.”

Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering Terms: 49,285 terms: Lithuanian, German, English, French, Russian / Kaunas University of Technology; [dictionary compilation team: Antanas Žiliukas (head), Antanas Juozas Bražiūnas, Alvydas Kondratas, Liudas Kuliavas, Jonas Mockaitis, Donatas Markšaitis, Vytautas Ostaševičius, Albinas Palionis, Rymantas Tadas Toločka, Pranas Žiliukas]. – Kaunas: Technologija, 2019. – 1023, [1] p. – Bibliogr.: pp. 6–8; term indexes: pp. 575–1023. – Print run: 100 copies. – ISBN 978-609-02-1613-2.

This translation dictionary is the first multilingual dictionary of mechanical engineering in Lithuania, presenting the key terms in this field. The publication’s preface briefly describes—

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The development of mechanics and its terminology is reviewed. The publication is intended for mechanics specialists, manufacturers, researchers, lecturers and students, editors of specialist literature, and the general public. The dictionary includes synonyms and corrections of non-standard terms. Its structure is alphabetical and nested. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. At the end are alphabetical, nested indexes of German, English, French, and Russian terms. There is also an alphabetical, nested index of Lithuanian terms that mirrors the structure of the dictionary. The preparation of the publication was supported by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language under the 1996–2005 Programme for the Use and Development of the State Language of the Republic of Lithuania. The dictionary’s approval: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”

Dictionary of Musical Performance Directions / Petras Jokubauskas. – Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras, 2019. – 181, [3] p.: ill. – Bibliogr.: p. 24–26. – Print run 250 copies. – ISBN 978-5-420-01813-2.

The glossary presents the most commonly used contemporary and historical musical performance directions. The publication is intended both for professionals—composers, performers, conductors, and teachers—and for music enthusiasts. The theoretical section following the foreword defines the term musical performance direction, distinguishes and describes in detail the groups of performance directions, and explains how they are presented. The publication consists of three parts: an English–Italian–French–German–Lithuanian glossary; a Russian–Lithuanian glossary, set apart because of its non-Latin alphabet; and a reverse Lithuanian–Italian glossary, compiled because Italian is the most widespread language in the field of music. At the end of the glossary is a list of frequently used abbreviations for musical performance directions. A short biography of the author appears on the back-cover flap.

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