Linguistic heritage of I.I. Sreznevsky: lexicography and linguodidactics issues

The study studies the issues of lexicography and linguodidactics in the works of Izmail I. Sreznevsky. The research work is relevant due to the timeless value of studying the history of linguistics. Revised and reinterpreted Sreznevsky’s contribution to Russian and world linguistics gives a more detailed and comprehensive outlook on the previous state of the language science in correlation with its contemporary position. The aim of the study is to analyse Sreznevsky’s views on lexicography and linguodidactics and to compare them with the ideas of other scientists in the late 19th - early 20th century. The research is based on a complex system of methods including general scientific methods of cognition, description, comparative-contrastive analysis and the continuous sampling to choose the quotations from Sreznevsky’s works. The study analyzes his thoughts on the requirements to a dictionary and on existing Russian and foreign dictionaries. The study touches upon I.I. Sreznevsky’s views on the advantages and disadvantages of Russian and foreign pedagogical experience, the process of language acquisition, the role of the textbook in teaching, and the necessity of individual and communicative approaches in teaching. Additionally, it describes the methods of teaching the native language that are acceptable from I.I. Sreznevsky’s perspective for education in Russia. Furthermore, the study includes statements of other Russian and foreign linguists of the 19th century on similar issues, highlights the similarities and differences in their views, asserts thevalue of the analyzed scientific ideas and the methodological apparatus developed byI.I. Sreznevsky for the further development of lexicography and linguodidactics. Consequently, the authors show the directions of progressive development of language-focused subjects and the continuity of the philological knowledge.