Lexicographic Epic: To the 100th Anniversary of the Institute of Linguistic Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The report analyzes the anniversary collection of scientific articles “History, theory and Practice of Academic Lexicography” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Institute of Linguistic Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the 90th anniversary of the Lexicographic sector. The work determines the place of scentific problems in the history of linguistics, and notes the main directions of the Institute’s activities and their connection with the cultural and historical tradition of A. A. Shakhmatov, V. M. Istrin, L. V. Shcherba, etc. The article indicates priority works of St. Petersburg school of academic lexicography and their role in the formation of the tradition of Russian science of the 20th – 21st centuries, and emphasizes the relevance of modern developments of scientists in the field of historical lexicography, the creation of explanatory and dialect dictionaries. The review highlights the actualization of the theory and practice of dictionary activity for the creation of multi-volume reference sources, new card files, and typological research in the field of lexicography as an obvious advantage of the collection of articles.