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Recent Lithuanian Terminological Dictionaries
JOLANTA GAIVENYTĖ-BUTLER
Institute of the Lithuanian Language
2013
Explanatory English–Lithuanian Legal and Business Dictionary / Vita Bitinaitė, Diana Snapkauskaitė. – Vilnius: Registrų centras, 2013.– 613, [1] p. – Print run 1000 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-30-118-9 (bound).
The bilingual explanatory dictionary comprises about 2,600 term entries. In addition to the most important legal and business terms, it includes terms from taxation, banking, trade, and other closely related fields. Alongside the English term (with its part of speech and pronunciation indicated), a Lithuanian equivalent and an English explanation are provided. The explanation is followed by subordinate terms or phrases containing the headword; numerous verbs and adverbs are also included. Differences between British and American usage are noted for some terms. The structure is alphabetical and nest-based. The glossary draws more heavily on general lexicographic principles than on terminographic ones. A Lithuanian term index is included at the end. Lithuanian terms are unaccented.
English–Lithuanian and Lithuanian–English Dictionary of Economic Terms / Valentina Zemkauskienė; [terms reviewed by Vida Burbienė, lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages, Vilniaus kolegija]. – Vilnius: Ciklonas, 2013. – 381, [1] p. – Print run [100] copies. – ISBN 978-9955-880-95-0.
This two-part dictionary presents the main terms of finance, accounting, banking, investment, insurance, business economics, management, and economics in general. The publication is intended for students and specialists in economics, business, and other social science disciplines, as well as translators of economics texts. Two appendices are included at the end. The list “Frequently Used Business English Abbreviations” contains abbreviations and shortened forms for various positions, international organizations, units of measurement, and terms. The concise “British and American Economic Terms Glossary” presents English terms and their Lithuanian equivalents. The structure is alphabetical and nest-based. Pronunciation of headwords is indicated in the English–Lithuanian section. Lithuanian terms are unaccented.
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English–Lithuanian Military Technology Dictionary: more than 42,000 terms and words / Eugenijus Kisinas; [English-language editor Genovaitė Laugalienė, Lithuanian-language editor Jolanta Budreikienė]; General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. – Vilnius: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, 2013. – 393, [1] p. – Print run 120 copies. – ISBN 978-609-8074-09-3 (bound).
The translation dictionary contains more than 9,400 military technology and usage terms drawn from previously published military dictionaries (NATO Terminology Explanatory Dictionary, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Protection against Weapons of Mass Destruction, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Artillery, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Military Affairs, English–Lithuanian Military Affairs Dictionary, and Lithuanian–English Military Affairs Dictionary) and nearly 33,000 terms and words relating to military and other technology and various fields, most commonly used in military literature. The dictionary is intended for English-language translators and teachers, cadets and students at military educational institutions, and officers, warrant officers, and sergeants in the national defence system. It is arranged alphabetically in nested entries. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. There is no index of Lithuanian terms. The dictionary has been approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”
English–Lithuanian Project Management Terminology Dictionary / Lithuanian Project Management Association, ISM University of Management and Economics; [compilers Vytautas Būda, Vytautas Pugačevskis, Aurimas Pautienius, Darius Juostas, Mindaugas Kazlauskas, Rozalija Gerenauskienė, Artūras Kuliešas, Raimundas Andriušaitis, Karolis Mickevičius–Mėgelaitis]. – Vilnius: [Lithuanian Project Management Association], 2013. – 76 p. – Print run [1,000] copies. – ISBN 978-609-95524-0-8.
The translation dictionary contains English and Lithuanian terms collected from project management standards, scholarly literature, textbooks, and terminology banks, as well as from the spoken language of project managers and researchers. It is arranged alphabetically in nested entries. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. An index of Lithuanian terms and a list of English abbreviations with explanations in English and Lithuanian are included at the end. The dictionary has been approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”
English–Lithuanian Dictionary of Psychology = English–Lithuanian dictionary of psychology: approximately 17,000 words / Albinas Bagdonas, Eglė Rimkutė; Vilnius University; [terminology consultant Palmira Zemlevičiūtė]. – Vilnius: Vilnius University Press, 2013. – 283, [1] p. – Print run 300 copies. – ISBN 978-609-459-226-3.
The translation dictionary presents the most commonly used terms from various fields of psychology and Lithuanian equivalents for other English words characteristic of psychological discourse. It is arranged alphabetically. There are no indexes.
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Apskaitos sąvokos / [sudarytoja Vitalija Bagdžiūnienė]. – Vilnius: Conto litera, 2013. – 203, [1] p. – Tiražas [1000] egz. – ISBN 978-609-95253-6-5.
The glossary contains approximately 1,500 commonly used accounting, auditing, control, legal, and other accounting-related terms required for business management. The terms are explained with reference to the legislation and practices of the Republic of Lithuania. The publication is intended for accountants, auditors, analysts, managers, and students specializing in accounting, auditing, and management. It is arranged alphabetically. Lithuanian terms are not marked for stress. Abbreviations are included, and the origin of some terms is explained. Some terms are inaccurate, and some definitions require revision.
Banking Concepts Handbook: financial analysis of banking activities / Daiva Deimantaitė-Gedmintienė; College of Social Sciences. – Klaipėda: S. Jokužys Publishing-Printing House, 2013. – 349, [1] p. – Print run 200 copies. – ISBN 978-9986-31-394-6.
Gospel Terms / Thomas M. Bruscha; translated from English by Darius Kundrotas. – Vilnius: D. Kundrotas individual activity, 2013. – 52 p. – Print run 500 copies. – ISBN 978-609-95495-0-7.
Glossary of English-Lithuanian economic terms = English–Lithuanian glossary of economic terms / Dalia Gulbinskienė; Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. – [Vilnius]: Edukologija, [2013]. – 1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM); 12 cm. Title from disc label. – Print run [100] copies. – ISBN 978-9955-20-845-7.
Dictionary of Constitutional Terms of the Republic of Lithuania for Foreigners Granted Asylum in the Republic of Lithuania = Dictionary of terms on Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for foreigners granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania = Словарь терминов по Конституции Литовской Республики для иностранцев, получивших убежище в Литовской Республике / [European Refugee Fund, Refugee Reception Centre]. – [Kaunas]: V3 studija, [2013]. – 83, [1] p. – Print run [50] copies. – ISBN 978-609-8077-30-8.
The translation glossary contains terms and phrases used in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and their equivalents in English, Russian, and Dari. The publication consists of two parts. Part One is a list of Lithuanian words (nouns and adjectives are given in singular and plural forms, and verbs in the third person of the present, past, and future tenses) and their equivalents. Part Two contains several phrases from
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individual articles of the Constitution and their translations into English, Russian, and Danish. There is no preface, explanation of the structure, or index.
Parliamentary glossary = Parliamentary glossary = Glossaire parlementaire = Parlamentsbegriffe: [more than 1,000 concepts in Lithuanian, English, French, and German] / [Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania]. – Vilnius: Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 2013. – 243, [1] p. – Print run: 500 copies. – ISBN 978-609-95533-3-7.
The Office of the Seimas prepared the translation glossary to mark the beginning of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The publication contains terms and word combinations from the founding treaties of the European Union, their protocols, the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, the Statute of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the regulations of the Office of the Seimas, and other documents. The gender of nouns is indicated for the French and German terms. Lithuanian terms are unaccented. The arrangement is alphabetical. At the end are English–Lithuanian, French–Lithuanian, and German–Lithuanian translation glossaries entitled “Sąvokos, Definitions, Définitions, Begriffsbestimmungen,” although they contain no definitions. The appendix gives the names of the national parliaments of the European Union member states in Lithuanian, English, French, and German.
Russian–Lithuanian and Lithuanian–Russian forensic science dictionary / Janina Juškevičiūtė; [Russian-language editor-consultant Romualdas Sosnovskis, Lithuanian terms accented by the dictionary editor Vilija Kruopienė]. – Vilnius: Centre of Registers, 2013. – 783, [1] p. – Print run: 1,200 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-30-129-5 (hardback).
The translation dictionary contains about 12,000 terms and word combinations from forensic science, law, medicine, anatomy, and other fields, as well as colloquial words and expressions specific to spoken language and slang. The dictionary is intended for forensic specialists, police officers, prosecutors, state border protection officers, and students of specialized forensic science programs. The publication consists of two parts: Russian–Lithuanian and Lithuanian–Russian dictionaries. Both parts are arranged alphabetically by nested entries. Lithuanian headwords are accented. The dictionary has terminographic shortcomings.
Dictionary of Social Work Profession Terms / [Ilona Skridlaitė, Ovidijus Grincevičius, Aušra Kavaliauskienė, Virginija Kondratavičienė, Renata Krygerienė, Dainė Krasuckienė, Ilona Kupčikienė, Daiva Matulevičiūtė, Aldona Račkelienė, Dalia Verbylė]; Kauno kolegija, Faculty of Medicine. – Kaunas: [Kauno kolegija Publishing Centre], 2013. – Print run: 100 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-27-409-4.
The dictionary presents the principal Lithuanian social work terms, their English equivalents, and Lithuanian definitions. Some terms are explained in greater detail. After the preface
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An alphabetical list of the terms explained in the dictionary is included. The term entries contain references to the bibliography. The arrangement is alphabetical. Lithuanian terms are unaccented. The publication’s subject reviews are included at the end of the dictionary. The dictionary has terminographic shortcomings.
Where Everything Is Much More: A Dictionary of Lithuanian Theatre Art / compiled by Raimonda Bitinaitė-Širvinskienė. – Vilnius: Centre for Scientific and Encyclopaedia Publishing; Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum, 2013. – 355, [1] p. – Print run: 1,000 copies. – ISBN 978-5-420-01725-8.
This encyclopaedic dictionary consists of two parts: theatre art terms and artists’ creative biographies. The terminology section explains the names of scenographic types and their components across all areas of theatre, as well as artistic means and techniques, styles, and movements. The origins of the terms are explained. The terms are unaccented. The biography section provides information about researchers of scenography and artists from various fields who worked in this area. The publication commemorates the first scenography exhibition, held in 1933. The dictionary is richly illustrated. The arrangement is alphabetical.
Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Terms = Nomina anatomica, histologica et embryologica veterinaria: [Latin and Lithuanian: textbook / authors of the Lithuanian terms Linas Daugnora, Ingrida Alionienė, Vida Babrauskienė, Ingrida Monkevičienė, Marija Paunksnienė, Snieguolė Malakauskienė, Eugenijus Jurgelėnas, Vidmantas Lasys]; Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Department of Anatomy and Physiology. – Kaunas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Publishing House, 2013. – 202, [1] p. – The book also includes: Introduction / L. Daugnora, pp. 3–4. – Print run: 350 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-15-305-4.
The dictionary was prepared in accordance with the international nomenclatures Nomina anatomica veterinaria (5th edition, revised, 2012), Nomina histologica (2nd edition, revised, 1994), and Nomina embryologica (2nd edition, 2006). It presents Latin terms and their Lithuanian equivalents. The publication is intended for veterinary medicine students and veterinarians. The introduction provides a brief overview of sources for veterinary anatomy, histology, and embryology terms. A summary of Latin grammar is included at the beginning of the dictionary. The publication consists of three sections, divided into subject-based subsections. Terms in the subsections are arranged alphabetically. Most Lithuanian terms are accented.
Received 2014-12-15
Jolanta Gaivenytė-Butler Institute of the Lithuanian Language P. Vileišio St. 5, LT–10308 Vilnius Email: [email protected]
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