“Latviešu Avīzes” un terminoloģijas attīstība līdz 19. gadsimta vidum

This paper deals the formation of terminology in the Latvian language from the 18th century. middle, when the first calendars and advisory books began to appear. Analysing specific articles, the general trend appears that the transition from episodic books to continued editions (initially calendars) requires a more targeted and systematic choice of designations, in several cases not avoiding terminology work in the narrowest sense of the word. A similar regularity appeared in the temporarily published magazine “Latviska Gada Grāmata” (1797-1798), there larger number of printed pages, made possible to include broader reflections on complex topics (about the natural movement of the population, the principles of notation of numbers, the world of animals). However, especially clearly it manifested with the creation of the first weekly newspaper “Latviešu Avīzes”, when already in the first issues its creators had to consider complex and diverse topics. In the pages of “Latviešu Avīzes” and similar shorter-term newspapers at the same age, the purposeful formation of the terminology of several important fields (astronomy, law, military affairs, financial operations, etc.) in the Latvian language began.