International Journal of Languages' Education and Teaching

Öz

In the study, the book entitled “Onomasiology. From Theory to Science. A Case of
the Russian Language” written by Olena Kozan is introduced. The subject of this
book is onomasiology, which is the basis of the naming theory developed in
Russian linguistics. The aim of the study is to examine the naming theory
developed within the framework of linguistics in Russia and to make an analysis
for the Russian language in the light of theoretical knowledge. The introduction of
the naming theory developed in Russia for the first time in Turkish constitutes the
novelty of the study and increases its importance. The book consists of “preface”,
“introduction”, “three main chapters”, “conclusion” and “bibliography”. In the
theoretical part of the book which progresses theoretically and practically the
historical development of naming theory in the West and in Russia, the pioneers
and representatives of the naming theory in Russia, the origin and content of the
onomasiology notion and the elements that prepare the emergence of the naming
process are explained in detail. In the practical part, an analysis of the "situation
naming pattern" in the Russian language is carried out. The book can be a starting
point for researching naming patterns in Turkish and other languages. Since the
study is focused on the Russian language, it is understood that many Russian
books, dictionaries and articles, partially Turkish books, dictionaries and articles
are also used. In addition to being written in a plain language, this book is
addressed to all linguists, especially Russian linguistics researchers, as it contains
terms specific to naming theory.