Translation Dictionaries and Modern Solutions For Their Use

Abstract

In the period when the Republic of Uzbekistan pursues a policy based on comprehensive friendship, economic partnership, and intercultural relations with other countries, the compilation of translation dictionaries from Uzbek into other languages has become an urgent issue. Because as a result of these connections, the number of people interested in the culture and language of our country will also increase. Translation dictionaries play a special role in the correct understanding of the Uzbek language. We know that engaging in lexicography, compiling a dictionary, especially a bilingual dictionary, is a complex work process. Nevertheless, scientific research in this area has been conducted in the field of Uzbek lexicography, and as a result, a number of bilingual dictionaries have been created. In this article, we aim to analyze Uzbek-Russian dictionaries and consider it necessary to recall who worked in this area. Until the 1920s, there were practically no standard Russian-Uzbek or Uzbek-Russian dictionaries. Y.D.Polivanov, K.K.Yudakhin, Ashurali Zohiri, as well as our Jadids A.Fitrat, A.Kadiri made their contribution to this field. Soviet-era Uzbek-Russian lexicography covers a large period - from the 1920s to the 1990s. During these years, along with small-volume Uzbek-Russian dictionaries aimed at various purposes, large-volume academic Uzbek-Russian dictionaries of fundamental nature were also created [A. Madvaliyev]. Currently, the Department of Terminology and Lexicography of the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan is working on republishing and supplementing the "Uzbek-Russian Dictionary."