Dictionary of ornithonyms as a form of translation of ecological knowledge

Abstract. 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.