Synonymic dictionaries: the choice space

Abstract

Vladimir A. Kozyrev – Dr. Sci. in Pedagogy, candidate of Philological Sciences, Professor; Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-9727-5187

Valentina D. Chernyak – Dr. Sci. in Philology, Professor; Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0001-6214-0437

Received: 20/04/2021. Accepted for publication: 06/08/2021.

The article examines Russian synonymous dictionaries in their dynamics – from lexicographic editions of the 18th - 19th centuries. to the latest dictionaries. The trends in the development of synonymous lexicography are shown, associated both with the system-centric description, and with the orientation towards the communicative requests of the addressee.