ŽIVÉ PORTRÉTOVANIE SLOVENSKÉHO SLOVA V SLOVNÍKU AKO ÚLOHA ODDELENIA SÚČASNEJ LEXIKOLÓGIE A LEXIKOGRAFIE JÚĽŠ SAV

The paper deals with the past, the present and ongoing work and publications of the Department of contemporary lexicology and lexicography of the Ľudovít Štúr Institute of linguistics, the Slovak Academy of Sciences during the last twenty years. The main project of the department is the volumes of the Dictionary of contemporary Slovak language. Research work in the fields of lexicology and lexicography reflects theoretical postulates of the author’s and chief editors of the dictionary. The public interest is proved by several awards of the dictionary as well as by prizes given to its chief editors.