Established on the basis of Section of General Linguistics, Section of Theoretical Linguistics was created in 1950 along with the Institute of Linguistics. The Institute itself was formed on the basis of the Marr Institute of Language and Mind. The Section was led by full member of RAS Boris Serebrennikov until his passing in 1989. Section of Theoretical Linguistics was then led by full member of RAS Yuri Stepanov. From 2001 onward the Section has been led by Valeriy Demyankov, PhD, Dr.habil.
The Section primarily focuses on the following lines of research:
- Methodology, principles, and current directions of the contemporary linguistic theory.
Proposed and developed in the articles and monographs of the members, discussed during the Section meetings. - The modern philosophy of language; semiotics; language and art.
Developed in the Philosophy seminars, led by full member of RAS Ю. С. Yuri Stepanov in meetings and conferences, the materials of which were later published. Among those participating in the discussions are members and graduate students of the Section; Vadim Demyankov, PhD, Dr.habil., Valentina Postovalova, PhD, Dr.habil., Nadezhda Azarova, PhD, Dr.habil., Andrei Vdovichenko, Vladimir Feshchenko, PhD, Elena Knyazeva, PhD. Other philosophers, logicians, mathematicians, and historians participate in the seminars as well. - Logical linguistic analysis.
Developed by a special committee "Logical linguistic analysis", formerly led by corresponding member of RAS Nadezhda Arutyunova. The committee conducts research in the areas of the human life philosophy (Languages of aesthetics, Chaos and Cosmos: conceptual fields, Assertion and negation, etc.). These topics are discussed in meetings and annual conferences, materials of which are later published in the Logical linguistic analysis series. Staff members and graduate students of the Section participate in the discussions, as well as other scholars of various institutions in Russia and abroad - linguists, philosophers, logicians, culturologists. Among those affiliated with the Section, the attendants and contributors of the discussions have been and are Tatyana Yanko, PhD, Dr.habil., Valentina Postovalova, PhD, Dr.habil., Maria Kovshova, PhD, Dr.habil., Svetlana Bochaver, PhD, Andrei Vdovidchenko, PhD, Dr.habil., Vladimir Feshchenko, PhD, Natalia Azarova PhD, Dr.habil. - Cognitive linguistics.
Developed by the Cognitive Linguistics committee led by Elena Kubryakova in regular meetings and publications. In the span of its work the committee published the Dictionary of cognitive terminology. The committee considers and studies interrelations between external word forms, their cognitive analogues, knowledge structures and worldviews. Section affiliates actively participate in the committee's discussions and materials publications. Among them are Valeriy Demyankov, PhD, Dr.habil., Olga Iriskhanova, PhD, Dr.habil, and researchers from other Russian and foreign institutions. - Linguoculturology.
Conducted by the Linguoculturology committee (in Russian), originally led by Veronika Teliya, PhD, Dr.habil. and currently led by Maria Kovshova, PhD, Dr.habil in monthly seminars. The committee discusses key concepts of linguoculturology and conducts research into the methodology of the linguoculturological analysis. Members and graduate students of the section participate in the work of the committee. Among them are Valentina Postovalova PhD, Dr.habil., Irina Zykova, PhD, Dr.habil., Svetlana BochaverPhD, Elena Knyazeva, PhD, Angelina Terpugova, graduate student, as well as scholars of other institutions. The committee holds conferences, proceedings of which are duly published. A separate group, led by Veronica Teliya, authored and published the Great Phraseological dictionary with culturological commentary. - Language in the spiritual; hermeneutics of philosophical and religious texts.
Developed by Valentina Postovalova, PhD, Dr.habil. - Communications theory and communicative strategies of speech.
Developed by Tatyana Yanko, PhD, Dr.habil. and Andrei Vdovichenko., PhD, Dr.habil.
As of today, there are ten full-time staff members in Section of Theoretical Linguistics. Eight have a PhD., Dr.habil., of whom one is a full member of the Russian Academy of Science, and one is a corresponding member. Two full-time employees have PhD. Another member of the staff is employed half-time.
Main publications
Coauthored monographs
- Občšee jazykoznanie [General Linguistics] (Vol. 1-3). Serebrennikov, B. (Ed.). M., 1970.
- Rol’ čelovečeskogo faktora v jazyke: Jazyk i kartina mira [The human factor in the language: Language and worldview]. Serebrennikov, B. (Ed.). M., 1988.
- Rol’ čelovečeskogo faktora v jazyke: Jazyk i myšlenie [The human factor in the language: Language and thought]. Serebrennikov, B. (Ed.). M., 1988.
- Čelovečeskij faktor v jazyke: Jazyk i poroždenie reči [The human factor in the language: Language and speech production]. Serebrennikov, B. (Ed.). M., 1991.
- Čelovečeskij faktor v jazyke: Kommunikacija. Modal’nost’. Dejksis [The human factor in the language: Communication. Modality. Deixis]. Arutjonova, N. & Bulygina, T. (Eds.). M., 1992.
- Jazyk i nauka konca 20 veka [Language and science in the end of the XX century]. Stepanov, Ju. (Ed.). M., 1995.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Istina i istinnost’ v kul’ture i jazyke [Logical linguistic analysis. Truth and verity in culture and language]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 1995.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka: Jazyk i vremja [Logical linguistic analysis: Language and time]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 1997.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Obraz čeloveka v kul’ture i jazyke [Logical linguistic analysis. The individual in culture and language]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 1999.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Jazyki dinamičeskogo mira [Logical linguistic analysis. Languages of a dynamic world]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). Dubna, 1999.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Jazyki prostranstv [Logical linguistic analysis. Languages of spaces]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2000.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Jazyki ètiki [Logical linguistic analysis. Languages of ethics]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2000.
- Jazyk o jazyke [Language about language]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2000.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Semantika načala i konca [Logical linguistic analysis. Semantics of beginning and end]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2002.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Izbrannoe [Logical linguistic analysis. Chosen works]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2003. Among these are articles from 11 issues published between 1988 and 1995.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka: Xaos i kosmos. Konceptual’nye polja porjadka i besporjadka [Logical linguistic analysis: Chaos and cosmos. Conceptual fields of order and disorder]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2003.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka: Jazyki èstetiki: Konceptual’nye polja prekrasnogo i bezobraznogo [Logical linguistic analysis: Languages of aesthetics: Conceptual fields of beautiful and ugly]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2004.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Kvantifikativnyj aspekt jazyka [Logical linguistic analysis. Quantitative aspect of a language]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2005.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Konceptual’nye polja igry [Logical linguistic analysis. Conceptual fields of a game]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2006.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Jazykovye mexanizmy komizma [Logical linguistic analysis. Linguistics mechanisms of the comical]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2007.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Meždu lož’ju i fantaziej [Logical linguistic analysis. Between lie and fantasy]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2008.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Assercija i negacija [Logical linguistic analysis. Assetion and negation]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2009.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Mono-, dia-, polilog v raznyx mirax i kul’turax [Logical linguistic analysis. Mono-, dia-, polylogue in different worlds and cultures]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2010.
- Logičeskij analiz jazyka. Lingvofuturizm [Logical linguistic analysis. Linguofuturism]. Arutjunova, N. (Ed.). M., 2011.
- Sovremennaja filosofija jazyka v Rossii. Predvaritel’nye publikacii [Modern philosophy of language in Russia. Preliminary publications]. Stepanov, Ju. (Ed.). M., 1999.
- Gumanitarnaja nauka segodnja: Materialy konferencii [Humanities today: Conference materials]. Stepanov, Ju. (Ed.). M., 2006.
- Semiotika i Avangard: Antologija [Semiotics and avantgarde: Anthology]. Stepanov, Ju., Fateeva, N., Fečšenko, V., Sirotkin, N. (Eds.). M., 2006.
- Jazyk i iskusstvo: Dinamičeskij avangard našix dnej [Language and art: dynamic avantgarde of the present]. Stepanov, Ju. (Ed.). M., 2002.
- Tvorčestvo vne tradicionnyx klassifikacij gumanitarnyx nauk: Materialy konferencii [Creation beyond the traditional Humanities classification: Conference materials]. Stepanov, Ju. & Fečšenko, V. (Eds.). M., 2008.
- Konceptual’nyj analiz jazyka: Sovremennye napravlenija issledovanija [Conceptual linguistic analysis: Contemporary lines of research]. Kubrjakov, E. (Ed.). M.–Kaluga, 2007.
- Problemy predstavlenija (reprezentacii) v jazyke. Tipy i formaty znanij [The problem of representation in language. Types and forms of knowledge]. Kubrjakov, E. (Ed.). M.-Kaluga, 2007.
- Kognitivnye issledovanija jazyka: Vyp. V. Issledovanie poznavatel’nyx processov v jazyke [Cognitive linguistic research: Issue V. Study of cognitive linguistic processes]. Kubrjakov, E. & Boldyrev, N. (Eds.). M., 2009.
- Frazeologija v kontekste kul’tury [Phraseology in the context of culture]. Telija, V. & Kovšova M. (Eds.). M., 1999.
- Kul’turnye sloi vo frazeologizmax i v diskursivnyx praktikax [Cultural layers in phraseological units and discursive practices]. Telija, V. & Kovšova, M.). M., 2004.
- Jazyk i kul’tura. Fakty i cennosti: K 70-letiju Jurija Sergeeviča Stepanova [Language and culture. Facts and values: For the 70 year anniversary of Yuri Stepanov]. Kubrjakova, E., Janko, T. (Eds.). M., 2001.
- S ljubov’ju k jazyku. Posvjačšaetsja E.S. Kubrjakovoj. Sbornik naučnyx trudov [With love to the language. In honor of Elena Kubryakova. A compilation of academic papers]. Vinogradov, V., Stepanov, Ju. & Bondarko, A. (Eds.). Voronež, 2002.
- Sokrovennye smysly. Slovo. Tekst. Kul’tura. Sb. v čest’ N.D. Arutjunovoj [Hidden meanings. Word. Text. Culture. A compilation in honor of Nadezda Arutyunova]. M., 2004.
- Gorizonty sovremennoj lingvistiki: Tradicii i novatorstvo: Sb. v čest’ E.S. Kubrjakovoj [Horizons of contemporary linguistics: Traditions and novelties: A compilation in honor of Elena Kubryakova]. M., 2009.
- Živodejstvujučšaja svjaz’ jazyka i kul’tury. Materialy konferencii, posvjačšennoj jubileju V.N. Telija [The living connection between language and culture. Conference materials. Held in honor of Veronika Teliya's anniversary]. M.L. Kovšova, M. (Ed.). M.-Tula, 2010.
Dictionaries
- Kovšova, M., Telija, V., et al. Slovar’ obraznyx vyraženij russkogo jazyka [Dictionary of the figurative expressions of the Russian language]. Telija, V. (Ed.). 1995.
- Dem’jankov, V., Kubrjakova, E., et al. Kratkij slovar’ kognitivnyx terminov [Concise dictionary of cognitive terminology]. Kubrjakova, E. (Ed.). M., 1996.
- Kovšova, M., Telija V.N., et al. Bol’šoj frazeologičeskij slovar’ russkogo jazyka. Značenie. Upotreblenie. Kul’turologičeskij kommentarij [The great phraseological dictionary of the Russian language. Defintions. Usage. Culturological commentary]. Telija, V. (Ed.). M., 2006; 4th edition. M., 2009.
Monographs
- Stepanov, Ju. Imena, predikaty, predloženija: Semiologičeskaja grammatika [Names, predicates, sentences: Semiological grammar]. M., 1981; 3rd edition. M., 2004.
- Stepanov, Ju. V trexmernom prostranstve jazyka: Semiotičeskie problemy lingvistiki, filosofii, iskusstva [In the three-dimensional space of a language: Semiotic inquiries of linguistics, philosophy, art]. M., 1985.
- Stepanov, Ju. Indoevropejskoe predloženie [Indo-European sentence]. M., 1989.
- Proskurin, S. & Stepanov, Ju. Konstanty mirovoj kul’tury: Alfavity i alfavitnye teksty v periody dvoeverija [Constants of the cultures of the world. Alphabets and alphabetical texts in the period of dualism]. M., 1993.
- Stepanov, Ju. Jazyk i metod. K sovremennoj filosofii jazyka [Language and method. On the topic of modern language philosophy]. M., 1998.
- Stepanov, Ju. Konstanty. Slovar’ russkoj kul’tury [Constants. Dictionary of the Russian culture]. M., 1997; 2nd edition, extended. M., 2001; 3rd edition, extended. M., 2004.
- Stepanov, Ju. Semiotika. [Semiotics] 2nd edition. M., 2001.
- Stepanov, Ju. Protej: Očerki xaotičeskoj èvoljucii [Proteus: Essays on the chaotic evolution]. M., 2004.
- Stepanov, Ju. Koncepty. Tonkaja plenka civilizacii [Concepts. The thin film of the civilization]. M., 2007.
- Stepanov, Ju. Metody i principy sovremennoj lingvistiki [Methods and principles of modern linguistics]. 7-e izd. M., 2009.
- Stepanov, Ju.< Mysljačšij trostnik: Kniga o voobražaemoj slovesnosti [A self-aware reed: a book on imaginary literature]. M., 2010.
- Arutjunova, N. Predloženie i ego smysl: Logiko-semantičeskie problemy [The sentence and its meaning: Logical and semantic problems]. M., 1976; 2nd edition. M., 2002; 3rd edition. M., 2003.
- Arutjunova, N. Tipy jazykovyx značenij: Ocenka. Sobytie. Fakt [Types of linguistic meaning: Evaluation. Event. Fact]. M.,
- Arutjunova, N. Jazyk i mir čeloveka [Language and the human world]. M., 1998; 2nd edition. M., 2003.
- Bulygina, T. & Šmelev, A. Jazykovaja konceptualizacija mira (na materiale russkoj grammatiki) [Linguistic conceptualization of the world (through the example of the Russian grammar)]. M., 1997.
- Šapir, M. Universum versus: Jazyk – stix – smysl v russkoj poèzii XVIII-XX vv [Universum versus: Language - poem - meaning in the Russian poetry XVIII-XX centuries]. M., 2000.
- Šapir, M. Stat’i o Puškine [Essays about Pushkin]. Pil’čšikov, I. (Ed.). M., 2009.
- Dem’jankov, V. Interpretacija, ponimanie i lingvističeskie aspekty ix modelirovanija na ÈVM [Interpretation, understandining, and the linguistic aspects of their computer modeling]. M., 1989.
- Dem’jankov, V. Morfologičeskaja interpretacija teksta i ee modelirovanie [Morphological interpretation of a text and its modeling]. M., 1994.
- Kubrjakova, E. Nominativnyj aspekt rečevoj dejatel’nosti [The nominative aspect of text production]. M., 1986.
- Kubrjakova, E. Osnovy morfologičeskogo analiza [Fundamentals of morphological analysis]. M., 1974.
- Kubrjakova, E. Časti reči s kognitivnoj točki zrenija [Parts of speech from the cognitive point of view]. M., 1997.
- Kubrjakova, E. Jazyk i znanie: Na puti polučenija znanij o jazyke [Language and knowledge: Acquiring knowledge of language]. M., 2004.
- Telija, V. Tipy jazykovyx značenij: Svjazannoe značenie slova v jazyke [Types of linguistic meaning: The interconnected meaning of a word in a language]. M., 1981.
- Telija, V. Konnotativnyj aspekt semantiki nominativnyx edinic jazyka [The connotative aspect of the semantics of the nominative linguistic units]. M., 1986.
- Telija, V. Russkaja frazeologija. Semantičeskij, pragmatičeskij i lingvokul’turologičeskij aspekty [Russian phraseology. Semantic, pragmatic, and linguoculturological aspects]. M., 1996.
- Postovalova, V. Istoričeskaja fonologija i ee osnovanija. Opyt logiko-metodologičeskogo analiza [Historical phonology and its foundation. The practice of logical-methodological analysis]. M., 1978. 2nd edition, extended. M., 2005.
- Postovalova, V. Jazyk kak dejatel’nost’. Opyt interpretacii koncepcii V.Gumbol’dta [Language as an activity. Interpreting Humboldt's concept]. M., 1982.
- Janko, T. Kommunikativnye strategii russkoj reči [Communicative aspects of the Russian speech]. M., 2001.
- Janko, T. Intonacionnye strategii russkoj reči v sopostavitel’nom aspekte [Comparison of the intonation strategies in the Russian speech]. M., 2008.
- Kovšova, M. Semantika i pragmatika èvfemizmov [Semantics and pragmatics of euphemisms]. M., 2007.
- Kovšova, M. & Gudkov, D. Telesnyj kod russkoj kul’tury. Materialy k slovarju [The corporeal in the Russian culture. Dictionary materials]. M., 2007.
- Irisxanova, O. O lingvokreativnoj dejatel’nostičeloveka [On the topic of human linguocreative activity]. M., 2004.
- Vdovičenko, A. (perevod i kommentarij). Tolkovanija Vetxogo Zaveta [(translation and commentary). Interpretation of the Old Testament]. M., 2000.
- Vdovičenko, A. Diskurs-tekst-slovo. Stat’i po istorii, bibleistike, filosofii jazyka [Discourse-text-word. Essays on history, biblical studies, philosophy of the language]. M., 2002.
- Vdovičenko, A. Rasstavanie s "jazykom": Kritičeskaja retrospektiva lingvističeskogo znanija [Parting with "language": A critical retrospective of the linguistic knowledge]. M., 2008.
- Fečšenko, V. Laboratorija logosa: Jazykovoj èksperiment v avangardnom tvorčestve [The logos laboratory: A linguistic experiment in avantgarde art]. M., 2009.
Contact
Moscow 125009
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Institute of Linguistics RAS, office 34
Section of Theoretical Linguistics
Phone: (495) 690-03-36
E-mail: mlk@iling-ran.ru