The Latest Lithuanian Terminology Dictionaries

JOLANTA GAIVENYTĖ-BUTLER

Institute of the Lithuanian Language

2014

Explanatory Dictionary of Clothing Terminology: more than 6,000 terms in Lithuanian, English, German, French and Russian / [Stanislovas Algimantas Ratautas, Eugenija Strazdienė, Ada Gulbinienė]. – Kaunas: Technologija, 2014. – 603, [1] p. – Print run: 50 copies. – ISBN 978-609-02-1042-0 (bound).

This bilingual explanatory dictionary contains more than 6,000 terms denoting clothing products, their properties, materials, construction, manufacturing technology, and other matters related to clothing. The dictionary is intended not only for clothing science specialists, manufacturers, businesspeople, teachers and students at higher education and vocational schools, and compilers and editors of specialist literature, but also for everyone interested in clothing terminology. 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. The arrangement is alphabetical and nested. Corrections of non-recommended terms are included. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. It includes debatable terms, definitions requiring clarification, and equivalents in other languages. Indexes of English, German, French and Russian terms are provided at the end. The dictionary was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objection.”

Explanatory Dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics Product Terminology: 4,200 terms [in Lithuanian, English, French, German, Spanish and Russian] / Angelė Kaulakienė, Jonas Matukas, Vilius Palenskis, Vytautas Jonas Valiukėnas, Pranas Juozas Žilinskas. – Vilnius: Centre for Scientific and Encyclopaedia Publishing, Vilnius University, 2014. – 671, [1] p. – Print run: 500 copies. – ISBN 978-5-420-01738-8 (bound).

This dictionary presents and defines terms denoting products in electronics, electrical engineering and related fields, and includes equivalent terms in five languages. The publication is intended for specialists in these fields, vocational school pupils, college and university students, and teachers. The preparation of the dictionary was supported by Vilnius University and the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language under the Programme for the Standardisation of the State Language,

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language use, education and dissemination for 2006–2015. The arrangement is alphabetical, with nested entries. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. At the end are alphabetical indexes in English–Lithuanian, French–Lithuanian, German–Lithuanian and Russian–Lithuanian. The dictionary has been endorsed with the statement: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”

Explanatory Dictionary of Wood Terminology: 3,020 terms in Lithuanian, English, German, French and Russian / [compilation group: Algirdas Enrikas Barkauskas, Jonas Gydas, Antanas Kajalavičius, Gintaras Keturakis, Bronislovas Papreckis, Ramunė [i.e. Ramutė] Vingelienė, Jonas Klimavičius]; [editor-in-chief Bronislovas Papreckis]. – 3rd revised and expanded edition. – Kaunas: Technologija, 2014. – 325, [1] p. – Print run: 200 copies. – ISBN 978-609-02-1041-3 (bound).

The third edition of the bilingual explanatory dictionary has been expanded by 1,100 terms; French equivalents have been added, definitions included in the second edition have been revised and supplemented, and some terms that are no longer in use have been removed. The dictionary was compiled by staff of the Department of Wood Technology at KTU, with support from the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language under the State Language Standardization, Use, Education and Dissemination Programme for 2006–2015. The publication is intended for forestry and timber industry specialists, students and lecturers at higher education institutions and colleges in these fields, and employees in the timber business and trade. The arrangement is alphabetical, with nested entries. Corrections of nonstandard terms are included. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. At the end are indexes of English, German, French and Russian terms. The dictionary has been endorsed with the statement: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”

English–Lithuanian Dictionary of Aviation Terms = English–Lithuanian dictionary of aviation / Nijolė Ona Žegūnienė; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. – Vilnius: Technika, 2014. – 119, [1] p. – Print run: [50] copies. – ISBN 978-609-457-625-6.

The annotation and preface to the bilingual dictionary state that it contains approximately 5,000 aviation terms, although only some of the headwords can be considered terms. In some cases, a brief explanation is given alongside or instead of Lithuanian equivalents. This educational publication is intended for students of aviation specialities and aviation specialists. Lithuanian words are not marked for stress. The arrangement is alphabetical. There are no indexes. The dictionary has terminographic shortcomings.

Explanatory Handbook of the Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts (for Medical Professionals): textbook / compiled by Antanas Praškevičius, Romualdas Gailys, Rasa Banienė, Laima Ivanovienė, Ilona Sadauskienė,

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Liutauras Labanauskas. – Kaunas: Publishing House of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 2014. – 494, [1] p.: ill. – Print run: 2,000 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-15-313-9 (bound).

The terminology handbook provides detailed explanations of the principal and most commonly used terms in biomedical science and research methods, particularly laboratory methods. Lithuanian terms are accompanied by their English equivalents. Illustrations are included. The arrangement is alphabetical. Terms are not marked for stress. Appendices at the end explain the use of SI prefixes, define the principal units of the SI system, and include lists of non-SI units, fundamental physical constants, base and derived SI units, SI prefixes, chemical elements and amino acids, reference biochemical ranges for blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid, and tables for assessing body mass and the caloric content of food products. There are no indexes.

Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms in NATO Allied Joint Host Nation Support Doctrine, Collective Training and Exercise Directives / Mobilization Department under the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. – Vilnius: [Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania], 2014. – 25, [1] p. – Print run: 200 copies. – ISBN 978-609-412-061-9.

The publication contains English abbreviations of organization names and terms, with explanations in both English and Lithuanian. There is no preface, explanation of the arrangement or indexes. Lithuanian terms are not marked for stress.

Parliamentary Glossary = Parliamentary glossary = Glossaire parlementaire = Parlamentsbegriffe: [more than 1,000 concepts in Lithuanian, English, French and German] / [Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania]. – Expanded and revised edition. – Vilnius: Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 2014. – 252, [1] p. – Print run: 1,000 copies. – ISBN 978-609-95533-3-7.

Although the new edition of the glossary published in 2013 has been expanded and revised, the bilingual glossaries at the end—in English–Lithuanian, French–Lithuanian and German–Lithuanian—are misleadingly titled “Concepts, Definitions, Définitions, Begriffsbestimmungen”; this publication contains no definitions.

Glossary of Study Quality Terms / Kęstutis Pukelis, Antanas Smetona; Vilnius University. – Vilnius: Vilnius University Press, 2014. – 106, [1] p. – Print run: 300 copies. – ISBN 978-609-459-364-2.

The explanatory bilingual dictionary contains approximately 280 terms related to study quality and their English equivalents. For many terms, alongside the definition, there is

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that note containing comments or more extensive explanations. The preface discusses the selection and use of terms in considerable detail. The publication is intended for researchers studying various areas of the higher education system, policymakers responsible for higher education, teachers and lecturers, students and school-leavers, media professionals, and everyone interested in the quality of higher education and its concepts. The arrangement is alphabetical. Lithuanian terms are accented. At the end are an alphabetical English–Lithuanian index and a rotary index of Lithuanian terms.

A concise explanatory dictionary of lectology concepts [Electronic resource] / compiled by Violeta Stasėnaitė; Šiauliai State College. – Šiauliai: Šiauliai State College, 2014. – Notes: The advertisement has a page format: 61 p.: ill., portraits, diagrams. – ISBN 978-609-415-079-1.

The dictionary provides detailed explanations of lectology terms and introduces specialists in this field. The electronic publication is intended for students of library science, communication, and information sciences. It contains illustrations and aphorisms about books and reading inserted into the dictionary text. The origins of some terms are explained. Some terms are accented. The arrangement is alphabetical.

Dictionary of Translation Studies / Lionginas Pažūsis, Nijolė Maskaliūnienė, Rasa Darbutaitė, Rasa Klioštoraitytė, Dalia Mankauskienė, Irena Miškinienė, Markas Paura; [special dictionary editors Lionginas Pažūsis, Nijolė Maskaliūnienė]. – [Vilnius]: [Lodvila], [2014]. – 207, [1] p. – Print run: 120 copies. – ISBN 978-609-8150-00-1 (bound).

The dictionary was prepared by staff of the Department of Translation Studies of the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University as part of the project “Improving and Developing the Quality of Training Highly Qualified Translators.” The explanatory dictionary of translation presents the principal translation terms. Some terms used in translation research, especially interpreting terms, are collected and presented lexicographically for the first time. Alongside each Lithuanian term are its English, Italian, French, German, and Russian equivalents and definitions. Many terms are explained in greater detail. The origins of some terms are explained. Lithuanian terms are accented. At the end are indexes of terms in Lithuanian–English, Lithuanian–German, Lithuanian–French, Lithuanian–Italian, Lithuanian–Russian, English–Lithuanian, German–Lithuanian, French–Lithuanian, Italian–Lithuanian, and Russian–Lithuanian.

Received 2015-09-07

Jolanta Gaivenytė-Butler Lietuvių kalbos institutas P. Vileišio g. 5, LT–10308 Vilnius E. paštas [email protected]

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