Mūsdienu latviešu terminu vārdnīcas: izdevēju pieredze

Abstract

Unified and precise terminology in any field of specialization ensures the scientific quality of the text. Dictionaries should be considered a particularly significant source of terminology due to having authority criterion. The present research examines 450 Latvian terminological dictionaries that have been published between 1990 and 2020. The article intends to highlight the path of Latvian terminography by giving insight into publishing practice; for this article, three publishing houses have been selected – Zinātne, Avots, Zvaigzne ABC. The interview of three editors provides an insight into several questions that have emerged over time, during the study of terminological dictionaries. The article’s main goal is to reveal several practical aspects of publishing terminological dictionaries in Latvia – marketing policy of dictionary publishing, lack of dictionary users’ feedback and review deficiency, the relevance of officially approved terminological dictionaries, etc. The conclusion of the research is that regularly issued official terminological dictionaries and updated terminological databases should provide a milestone for fields’ specialists and other dictionary users. It would greatly facilitate the work of translators and specialists in the field and reduce the publishing of low-quality resources.