The work is devoted to the assessment of the correspondence of the names of terminological dictionaries to the methods of semantization of the terms presented in them. The study uses a method that denies the synonymy of the terms "explanation" and "definition". The definitional analysis of these terms confirmed the alternative of their use in dictionaries of various purposes. It has been established that explanation as a method of semantization is correctly used in educational translation dictionaries intended for the initial period of study at a university, when the addressee begins to study special disciplines and does not possess the relevant competencies. Such dictionaries can be attributed to the type of "explanatory terminological dictionary". The definition reveals the meaning of the term in dictionaries intended for specialists who are well-versed in the terminology system of their branch of knowledge. Dictionaries of this type can be considered "industry terminological dictionaries". The use of the lexeme "explanatory" in their names is incorrect because it contradicts the method of semantization. Thus, the distinction between explanation and definition should contribute to relevance in the matter of choosing the source of information.

The context of cognitive linguistics is characterized. The concepts of conceptual metaphor, metaphorical modeling, and non-expert conceptualization of war are introduced. Metaphorical models of war in the Russian and German fiction are analyzed. Universal and nationally specific representations of the war metaphor are identified.

The article is dedicated to antinomy of discourse of speech activity and logistic of verbal behaviour. The world of objectively existing phenomena is contrasted with the reality of consciousness, manifesting phenomenal reality “for us”. Discourse is analyzed not in connection with the concept of culture of individual speakers, but as a significant phenomenon in any culture. The phenomenon of logos is examined in the light of civilization and mental states of language users. It has been noted that the language combines the receptive and monumental  essence and existence. It is postulated that the linguistic attempt to comprehend the world as the totality of knowable and knowing is feasible on the principles of receptive phenomenology. The opposition between interaction and communication sheds light on the essence of logos and its verbal embodiment in the word of Homo loquens (speaking human).

The article focuses on the analysis of the definitions of the concept of an etymological doublet in order to develop a common definition covering the main features of this phenomenon. The functioning of etymological doublets remains a specific field of knowledge in the context of topical linguistic researches. Representing a category of native words and loanwords with a common etymological nest, they are able to illustrate the historical path of a given language, as well as the linguistic contacts of the representatives of a given linguocultural community. However, scientific literature features no consensus regarding the interpretation of the concept of an etymological doublet in the lexicological paradigm, which imposes certain limitations on the classification of lexical units of common origin, as well as structural and semantic analysis of etymological doublets.

The article is devoted to the sociolinguistic study of slang in the field of military aviation. The relevance of the study is determined by the interest in issues related to the theoretical study of slangisms and their use in the language of military aviation. The purpose of the study is to study the distinctive features of slangisms in the field of military aviation in the lexical and semantic aspect.The research material was slangisms denoting the names of various aircraft, words and expressions that are used to designate certain objects, concepts or actions. As a result of the study: it has been proven that slang is a complex linguistic formation that reflects in the language the linguistic, sociological and cultural characteristics of an individual, manifested in the verbalization of his speech. A thematic classification of slang expressions is presented, based on their lexical and semantic analysis, conclusions are drawn about the peculiarities of the mentality of military aviation specialists.

The author identifies the main problem field of linguoecology, gives a brief overview of linguoecological ideas and problems arising in linguistic society as a result of violation of the necessary relationship between native and acquired language resources, presents the results of a study of oral spontaneous discourse to identify existing problems of language ecology in the speech of native speakers of the Russian language.
During the study, the author analyzed 36 recordings of oral spontaneous discourse with a total duration of 7,2 hours, representing dialogues and polylogues received from informal informants- native speakers of the Russian language – students, cafe visitors, public transport passengers, participants of TV discussions, represented in approximately equal percentages.
The main methods of work are the method of auditory analysis, descriptive method (observation, analysis, generalization, classification), statistical method.

On February 8, 2024, the V All-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation “Terminology, discourse science, ecology of language in modern linguistics” was held at the Astrakhan state medical university, dedicated to the Day of Russian science and the 95th anniversary of the Department of Latin and Foreign Languages, which organized this scientific event.