Keyword: «ecolinguistics»

The article tackles the problem of the necessity of creation of ecologically oriented dictionaries which stimulate a gradual formation of an ecoanthropocentric outlook. A brief survey of some groundwork in the area of lexicographic organization of animal names done in this country is given. The principles of presentation of ornitholinguistic material in the “Comparative Dictionary of Ornithonyms” are revealed and the prospects of further work in ecolinguistic sphere are outlined.

The paper gives a review of modern scientific disciplines involved in bird study. The most important achievements in this area obtained by Russian and foreign specialists are shown, they allow to demonstrate the significant part of birds in human life. The possibility of bird study in the context of ecolinguistic paradigm with the aim to preserve the beauty and diversity of the world reflected in a language is noted.