Australian lexicography peculiarities from the beginning up to the present moment are studied in the article. First Australian dictionaries were glossaries, their
authors were not professional lexicographers, dictionary microstructure can be characterized by laconic manner. Nowadays the situation is completely different. Dictionary microstructure includes not only a head word and its definition but various components such as illustrative examples and labels. In the 21st century electronic and Internet-based dictionaries appear. More than that first Australian English dictionaries in Russian lexicography start to appear.
Key words: Australian English, lexicography, glossary, label, head word, definition.
Reference to article:
Grigoryeva E. M. Australian Lexicography: Beginnings, Formation, Perspectives // Ivanovo State University Bulletin. Series «The Humanities». 2019. No.1. P. 13-18.