Complex lexicographic parameters of the Siberian dialect: results and perspectives

The author of the article reviews the results of a unique project of complex lexicographic parametersof a Siberian dialect − the dialect of the Vershinino village of Tomsk region. The author analysesthe information, which is presented in six different dictionaries: two editions of a complete explanatorydictionary (Complete Dictionary of the Siberian Dialect. 4 volumes. Tomsk 1992-1995, Dictionary ofthe Vershinino Village Dialect. 7 volumes. Tomsk 1998-2002.), a dictionary of the opposite meanings(Dictionary of the Vershinino Village Dialect. Tomsk 2002), three aspect dictionaries: a variant dictionary(Variant Dictionary of the Siberian Dialect. Tomsk 2000), a dictionary of antonyms (Dictionaryof Antonyms of the Siberian Dialect. Tomsk 2003), a motivational dictionary (Motivational Dictionaryof the Siberian Dialect. 2 Volumes. Tomsk 2010.) The total amount is 15 volumes of dictionarieswhich represent lexicographically analysed and systematized data (tens of thousands of words andtexts) and analyse 3 main lexical aspects of the dialect: words motivation, variation and antonymy. Theauthor characterizes each dictionary, defines its source study opportunities, contribution to the researchof the theory of the dialect lexicology, dialect variation, dialect antonymy and dialect motivology. Themain aspects of the analysis are ontological and functional. Within these two aspects the new terms,new ways of interpenetration of lexical notions of the dialect, new functions of lexical variants, antonymsand motivationally related words were determined.The author reveals the advantages of the lexicographical method of the dialect study which isbased on the huge material of tens of thousands language units which were characterized as dialectlexical notions.Two dictionaries of the Vershinino village dialect are being worked on: the dictionary of synonymsand the dictionary of figurative words and expressions. The scientific concepts of these dictionarieshave been developed and published.

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