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In:Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making
Edited by Kara Warburton and John Humbley
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice 24] 2025
► pp. 365–388

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Chapter 16
Terminology in Lithuania

Theoretical foundations

 | Institute of the Lithuanian Language
Published online: 23 May 2025
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Abstract
The evolution of Lithuanian terminology is examined in three phases: (1) the period of independent Lithuania (1918–1940), (2) the years of the occupation of Lithuania (1940–1990), and (3) the years following the restoration of Lithuania’s independence (1990–2020). An analysis of Lithuanian terminology management is presented, starting with a discussion of the terminology commissions, followed by a brief presentation of the resources available for the development of Lithuanian terminology. The discussion of terminology research in Lithuania focuses on the terminology theory published by the philosopher Stasys Šalkauskis and on the work of other terminologists.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The period of independent Lithuania (1918–1940)
    • 2.1Management of Lithuanian terminology
      • 2.1.1Activities of the Terminology Commission
      • 2.1.2Lithuanian terminology resources
    • 2.2Stasys Šalkauskis’ theory of terminology
  • 3.The Soviet occupation
    • 3.1Management of Lithuanian terminology
      • 3.1.1Activities of the Terminology Commission and the Terminology Council
      • 3.1.2Lithuanian terminology resources
    • 3.2Research into Lithuanian terminology
  • 4.After the restoration of Lithuania’s independence (1990–2020)
    • 4.1Management of Lithuanian terminology
      • 4.1.1Terminology work of the State Commission of the Lithuanian language
      • 4.1.2Lithuanian terminology resources
    • 4.2Research in Lithuanian terminology
      • 4.2.1Works by Lithuanian terminologists
      • 4.2.2The journal Terminologija
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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