Lexicographical representation of the polyfunctional word это (study of Russian language dictionaries)
The article is focused on a topical problem of lexicographical interpretation of polyfunctional words. It provides an overview of Russian language dictionaries (traditional explanatory and specialized auxiliary lexis dictionaries), containing information about the lexeme это. The results of the current data analysis specify both consistencies and substantial discrepancies in the interpretation of this lexical unit - from the amount of main types of the word use to the interpretation of its grammatical, semantic, syntagmatic and functional properties. The differences revealed in dictionary characteristics of the word это do not provide a holistic view of this word unit despite the tendency toward the multivariate dictionary description of similar words. The main conclusion suggests necessity compiling its full multi-aspect description considering results of modern linguistic studies and available lexicographical data.