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Institute of Linguistics named after Nasimi

	Address:	31, H.Javid ave., Baku, AZ1143, Azerbaijan Republic
	Phone:	(994 12) 5372081
	Acting Director:	Fakhraddin Yadigar oglu Veyselli Doctor of Philology, Professor
	Deputy directors:	Masud Ahmad Mahmudov Doctor of Philology, professor Phone: (994 12) 5372089
	Deputy directors:	Ilham Mikail oglu Tahirov Doctor of Philology Phone: (994 12) 5372088
	Main area of activity of organization:	Sources and development history of the Azerbaijan language, comparative-typological study of Azerbaijani with other Turkic and none-relative languages, study of the languages of the minorities living in Azerbaijan, compiling various dictionaries, linguistic problems of scientific-technical terminology, issues of theoretical and applied linguistics and onomastics.
	Main scientific achievements made over the last five years:	The Institute has published or prepared for publishing the following fundamental works: "History of the Azerbaijani language" (in 3 volumes); "Historical dictionary of the Azerbaijani language" (in 2 volumes); "Azerbaijan Dialectological Dictionary" (in 2 volumes); "Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani language" (in 3 volumes); "Orphographic Dictionary of the Azerbaijani language".
	Brief information on the organization's history:	The Institute was founded in 1932. In 1936 it was united with the Institute of Literature. An independent institute of Linguistics was created in 1945. In 1951 the Institute was re-joined with the Institute of Literature. From September 1969 the Institute began to function independently. In 1973 the name of great Azerbaijan poet Nasimi was given to the Institute of Linguistics.
	Information about structural units of the organization:	Theoretical and Applied Linguistics Present-day Azerbaijani Language History of Azerbaijani Language Azerbaijani Dialectology Language Relations Terminology Onomastics Lexicography Turkic Languages German and Romanic Languages
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