The Latest Lithuanian Terminology Dictionaries

JOLANTA GAIVENYTĖ-BUTLER

Lietuvių kalbos institutas

2012

Adiafora [Electronic resource]: explanatory dictionary of electrical engineering terms: Lithuanian, deutsch, English, français, русский / Kaunas University of Technology. – Version 1.4. – Kaunas: Technologija, 2012. – 1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM); 12 cm + 1 insert sheet (12 × 12 cm). – ISBN 978-609-02-0262-3.

This dictionary is an electronic version of the 2010-published Explanatory Dictionary of Electrical Engineering Terms. It explains over 10,000 terms in theoretical and applied electrical engineering, electrical power engineering, electrical machines, control engineering, electric drives, electronics, computer science, lighting engineering, and other fields related to electrical engineering, provides their German, English, French, and Russian equivalents, and gives definitions in Lithuanian. The dictionary’s user program allows users to search for a term by entering a word or part of a word in any of the dictionary’s languages.

Explanatory Dictionary of Andragogy Terms / Birutė Jatkauskienė, Gitana Tolutienė. – Klaipėda: Klaipėda University Press, 2012. – 239, [1] p. – Print run: 200 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-18-635-9.

The dictionary presents the most commonly used andragogy terms, their English and French equivalents, and detailed explanations. It includes references to theoretical works and dictionaries in this field. The terms are illustrated with examples, pictures, and tables, and a fuller usage context is provided. The publication is primarily intended for students specializing in andragogy, practicing andragogues, and lecturers who train andragogy specialists. The preface states that the terms are arranged alphabetically (p. 5), but the arrangement is not always consistent: some multiword terms are listed alphabetically by the first word, others by the headword, and many terms appear out of place. There are no indexes of English and French terms. The Lithuanian terms are not marked for stress.

Explanatory Dictionary of Immunology and Allergology Terms / Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Lithuanian Society of Immunologists, Lithuanian Aller-

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Society of Immunologists and Clinical Immunologists; [compiled by Vytas Antanas Tamošiūnas, Rūta Dubakienė, Aurelija Žvirblienė; editorial board: Genė Bizulevičienė... [et al.] – Vilnius: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Centre, 2012. – 215, [1] p. – Print run 1000 copies. – ISBN 978-5-420-01718-0 (hardcover).

This is the first dictionary of immunology and allergology compiled in Lithuania. It contains about 700 of the most important terms in these fields, with English equivalents. The terms are explained, some in considerable detail. Synonyms are provided. The dictionary is intended for students, doctoral students, lecturers, researchers and other specialists in medicine, veterinary medicine and various fields of biology. Following the preface and a description of the dictionary’s structure is a section entitled “The Concept of Immunology and Allergology,” which introduces the development of these fields around the world and in Lithuania; a table presents information on the most important discoveries in these areas. Numerous illustrations are included. The entries are arranged alphabetically. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. An alphabetical English–Lithuanian index of terms appears at the end. There is an alphabetical list of abbreviations. The dictionary has been approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”

Handbook of Intermodal Transport Terms / Gražvydas Jakubauskas, Ramūnas Rimkus; International School of Law and Business. – Vilnius: International School of Law and Business, 2012 (Vilnius: Ciklonas). – 190, [2] p. – Print run 200 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-869-18-4.

The publication is intended for students in transport programmes at colleges and universities. It explains terms used in handbooks and official documents of international transport organisations, as well as in scholarly literature. The material in the handbook is divided into six chapters. The first chapter introduces international and Lithuanian transport and logistics organisations, describing their main objectives, structure and activities. The second chapter presents European transport networks. The third chapter is a glossary of key intermodal transport and logistics terms. The terms are explained in considerable detail; the concept or usage characteristics of a term are sometimes discussed, synonyms are provided, and numerous illustrations are included. English equivalents are given for almost all Lithuanian terms, and German, French and Russian equivalents are also provided for many. The terms are grouped by subject (multimodal transport, cargo transport units and loading units, cargo transport infrastructure and equipment, intermodal passenger transport, intelligent and smart technologies, sustainable mobility). The fourth chapter is an alphabetical glossary of customs terms. Separate subsections in this chapter cover key terms used in the Customs Law and terms from the INCOTERMS collection of international trade contract terms. The fifth chapter explains general transport terms and terms for individual modes of transport used in Lithuanian legislation. The sixth chapter presents transport statistics terms recommended for use by EUROSTAT and ITF, grouped by individual modes of transport.

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Jolanta Gaivenytė-Butler | Naujausi lietuviški terminų žodynai

List of Lithuanian Bird Species = Checklist of the birds of Lithuania = Artenliste der Vögel Litauens / Lithuanian Ornithofaunistic Commission of the Lithuanian Ornithological Society; compiled by Vytautas Jusys. – 2nd updated ed. – [Kaunas]: Lututė, 2012. – 80 p. – Print run [1000] copies. – ISBN 978-9955-37-142-7.

As the publication’s compiler, Vytautas Jusys, chair of the Lithuanian Ornithofaunistic Commission and head of the Ventė Cape Ornithological Station, notes in the introduction, the increased activity and professionalism of ornithofaunistic observations in recent years mean that new bird species are recorded in Lithuania almost every year. Since 2000, forty species have been added to the list of Lithuanian birds (p. 4). This list gives the Lithuanian, Latin, English and German names of 379 species recorded in Lithuania. The Latin names follow the recommendations of the Association of European Records and Rarities Committees, an association of organisations in European countries that monitor rare birds. Species are grouped by genus. The category and status of each species (migratory, wintering, breeding, etc.) are indicated alongside its name. For vagrant and rare bird species, the date of the first sighting, the number of individuals and the number of observations up to 1 October 2012, as well as periods of unusual observations, are specified. Anyone who observes a species marked with the abbreviation LOFK is asked to complete a questionnaire, a link to which is provided. The entire publication is presented in parallel in three languages—Lithuanian, English and German. Tables following the introduction explain the categories and status labels for bird species. Alphabetical indexes of Lithuanian, Latin, English and German species names are included at the end.

Dictionary of Linguodidactics Terms / Meilutė Ramonienė, Jelena Brazauskienė, Nida Burneikaitė, Jurga Daugmaudytė, Eglė Kontutytė, Joana Pribušauskaitė; Vilnius University. – Vilnius: Vilnius University Press, 2012. – 233, [1] p. – Print run 200 copies. – ISBN 978-609-459-069-6.

This explanatory and translation dictionary brings together the most frequently used terms in contemporary linguodidactics and related fields of language teaching. It includes not only terms currently used in linguodidactics, but also proposed Lithuanian equivalents for terms used in English, German, French and Russian literature for which Lithuanian equivalents are lacking. It provides broader definitions of newer terms relating to areas of applied linguistics that are less developed in Lithuania. Lithuanian terms are marked for stress. English, German, French and Russian equivalents are given alongside the Lithuanian terms where such equivalents are in use. Synonyms of terms are included. The entries are arranged alphabetically. There are no indexes. At the end of the dictionary is a list of documents and institutions important to language teaching and learning, with fairly detailed descriptions. The dictionary has been approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language: “The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has no objections.”

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English–Lithuanian Dictionary of Aircraft Maintenance Terms: a pilot edition / Milda Mironaitė, Jolita Norkienė; General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. – Vilnius: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, 2012. – 130, [1] p. – Circulation 124 copies. – ISBN 978–609–8074–03–1.

The translated dictionary is intended for specialists working in aircraft maintenance and using specialist literature, documentation, and instructions in English. It should also be useful to cadets specializing in aircraft piloting, flight control, and aviation mechanical engineering at the Lithuanian Military Academy, as well as to participants in the Air Force Staff Officers’ Course. The publication includes not only terms from this field, but also general words used in technical literature and documentation. An English list of the most commonly used abbreviations may also be included. Approximately 4,500 headwords and 300 abbreviations are presented. The dictionary was prepared on the basis of teaching materials from the English-language and distance-learning courses for Air Force aircraft maintenance engineering and technical personnel (mechanics and avionics specialists).

German–Lithuanian Business Dictionary / Aldona Mozes, Rasa Sklizmantaitė; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. – Vilnius: Technika, 2012. – 214, [2] p. – Circulation [150] copies. – ISBN 978–609–457–310–1, eISBN 978–609–457–222–7, electronic version identified by publication DOI:10.3846/1354-S.

The dictionary contains 6,500 German words relating to domestic and foreign trade, banking, contract drafting and negotiations, and business law, along with their Lithuanian equivalents. It is based on the new German spelling. The translated dictionary is intended for students and lecturers in business management, economic engineering, real estate, and other management disciplines, as well as researchers and everyone interested in business management. The dictionary draws more on general lexicographic than on terminographic principles. Its arrangement is alphabetical. There are no indexes. Lithuanian terms are unaccented.

Dictionary of Bird Names = Vocabularium nominum avium = Dictionary of bird names: in Latin, Lithuanian, English, German, French, and Russian / Nature Research Centre; compiled by Mečislovas Žalakevičius, Irena Žalakevičienė. – 2nd expanded and revised ed. – Vilnius: Nature Research Centre, 2012. – 1235, [1] p. – Circulation 200 copies. – ISBN 978–9986–443–70–4 (bound).

The second edition of the dictionary has been expanded by 150 bird names.

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Jolanta Gaivenytė-Butler | Naujausi lietuviški terminų žodynai

Glossary of Terms: (Lithuanian–English–Russian and Russian–Lithuanian–English): a methodological tool / Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Medical Academy. Faculty of Nursing; [compiled by Jūratė Macijauskienė, Aurelija Blaževičienė, Aleksandras Polikarpovas, Viktorija Grigaliūnienė, Olga Riklikienė, Alina Vaškelytė, Lina Spirgienė, Daiva Kriukelytė, Jovita Demskytė, Virginija Bulikaitė]. – Kaunas: Publishing House of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 2012. – 39, [1] p. – Circulation 100 copies. – ISBN 978-9955-15-255-2.

The translated glossary contains approximately 300 nursing terms or terms related to nursing. It consists of two parts: Lithuanian–English–Russian and Russian–Lithuanian–English. There is no introduction or explanation of its structure; the title page merely states that the publication is intended for nurses. Lithuanian terms are unaccented. There are inaccurate equivalents, terms in need of correction, and shortcomings in the presentation of synonyms. The arrangement is alphabetical. There are no indexes.

A Short Collection of Theoretical Mechanics Terms: statics, kinematics, dynamics: a teaching aid / Aleksandr Bogoroš, Kazimieras Južėnas, Laima Patašienė; Kaunas University of Technology. Department of Manufacturing Technologies. – Kaunas: Technologija, 2012. – 65, [3] p. – Circulation 4 copies. – ISBN 978-609-02-0794-9.

The translated explanatory glossary contains 143 terms in theoretical mechanics. As stated in the preface, “the collection of recommended terms in theoretical mechanics was compiled on the basis of the system concept and general principles of organization of scientific terms prepared by the Scientific and Technical Terminology Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine, with the participation of Kaunas University of Technology” (p. 4). The publication is intended for lecturers and students at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions. The terms are divided into four sections—basic concepts, statics, kinematics, and dynamics. The ordering within the sections is unclear. Russian, German, English, and French equivalents and Lithuanian definitions are given alongside the Lithuanian terms. Widely used synonyms are included. Lithuanian terms are unaccented. The publication also includes alphabetical indexes of Lithuanian, German, English, and French terms, and a nested alphabetical index of Russian terms.

Received 2013-11-18

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

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