ANATOMY ATLASES IN LSP LEXICOGRAPHY PARADIGM BASED ON ENGLISH REFERENCE WORKS

Abstract

The work is de- voted to the study of English anatomy atlases, as one of the com- ponents of the general system of English medical lexicography. The relevance of the work is determined by the choice of the sub- ject of the research, the application of a systematic approach that is important and timely to ensure fruitful communication in the field of medicine in the era of the global confrontation of humanity with serious diseases and viruses. The object of the research is the dy- namics of development and methods of English medical lexicogra- phy and the subject is English anatomical atlases, as factual refer- ence books in the general paradigm of English medical lexicogra- phy. The purpose of the article is to study the features, parame- ters and principles of lexicographic representation of English medi- cal terminology in anatomical atlases for the determination of their role in English medical lexicography, as a system which is func- tioning in the global scientific and technical space. To achieve the goal, a complex methodology was used: an analytical review of the literature, which was published within the framework of gen- eral theory of lexicography, lexicography for special purposes (LSP lexicography) and English medical lexicography; biblio- graphic method– for compiling the list of English medical refer- ence books; method of lexicographic analysis – to characterize the parameters and structure of atlases; the method of critical analysis (dictionary criticism) – to study the features of the compilation of anatomical atlases; the method of typological analysis was used to develop the principles of classification of reference books; dia- chronic approach – for the systematic study of lexicographic pro- cesses; methods of comparative and analytical analysis – to sys- tematize the results obtained. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact, that the article for the first time examines the issues of lexicographic representation of an English term in anatomical atlases with their extrapolation to methods and approaches which were adopted in English medical lexicography and offers prospects for their improvement, taking into account the challenges of mod- ern times. The obtained results allow to reach the following con- clusions: anatomical atlases are an integral functional component of the general system of English medical lexicography, which passed their independent way of formation and development from the first manuscripts to modern 3D electronic editions with their clear organization and systematic codification of medical knowledge; anatomical atlases perform their specific functions and tasks in the general paradigm of English medical terminography, adhering to terminological norms and requirements for creation of such types of reference works and using the methods of termino- logical lexicography; anatomical atlases function within and under the influence of global scientific and technological progress as an integral part of English medical lexicography as a dynamic system.

Keywords

• lexicography
• english medical terminology
• medical dictionary
• anatomic atlas
• factual dictionary
• critical analysis