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Terminology. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized Communication - Volume 5, Issue 1, 1998
Volume 5, Issue 1, 1998
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Do we need an autonomous theory of terms?
Author(s): M. Teresa Cabré Castellvípp.: 4–19 (16)More LessMuch effort is devoted to proving that a particular subject field or activity is a discipline and indeed, a scientific discipline. These efforts result from stereotypical prejudices about the significance of science and its social impact. Terminology has suffered from these misconceptions, as can be seen from the repeated references to "terminology science " in recent publications. This paper is intended to clarify the position of terminology as a theoretical and practical field of study; and to propose a general approach to the description of terms within a general framework for the description of language. Taking linguistics as a starting point, it attempts to present an alternative paradigm which serves for the description of the multidisciplinary and multidimensional nature of terms and their use in discourse.
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Theories 'of' terminology: A quest for a framework for the study of term formation
Author(s): Kyo Kageurapp.: 21–40 (20)More LessTraditional "theory " of terminology, as far as I understand it, has two shortcomings. The first, which is now pointed out by many researchers, is that the way in which the study of terms is viewed is too restricted, and the descriptive means such as "concepts" are not rich enough. This becomes clear if one faces actual terms as empirical objects. The second shortcoming is that there is no guarantee in the "theoretical" framework itself that the resultant description can logically be claimed to be about terms and/or terminology. This shortcoming seems to have been overlooked by most researchers. This paper is devoted to an examination of this second problem, with special reference to the study of term formation.
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In search of a foundation: Towards a theory of the term
Author(s): Juan C. Sagerpp.: 41–57 (17)More LessThe major objection to a purely linguistic theory of terms stems from the fact that formally terms are indistinguishable from words. For a justification of terms as a distinct category of lexical items we have to look in two areas: (1) the things terms refer to and (2) the nature of this reference. An examination of some philosophical writings on the subject will lead to an attempt to explain the different nature of terms.
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"Concepts" and Term Hierarchy
Author(s): Luis Fernando Larapp.: 59–76 (18)More LessThe paper proposes a coherent, exhaustive and verifiable theory of terminology. It demonstrates the empirical and methodological inadequacy of the notion of "concept" in philosophical semantics and Wusterian terminology. It maintains that the social nature of cognition allocates linguistics an important role in the construction and validation of human knowledge. It suggests a four stage hierarchy for classifying lexical units based upon four successive stages of knowledge acquisition.
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Why traditional terminology theory impedes a realistic description of categories and terms in the life sciences
Author(s): Rita Temmermanpp.: 77–92 (16)More LessOn the basis of an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of English language scientific publications in the domain of the life sciences, we claim that traditional terminology theory (the Vienna school) has five principles which impede a realistic description of many categories and terms. We propose an alternative socio-cognitive terminology theory inspired by cognitive semantics.
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Principes formels et fonctionnels de la variation en terminologie
Author(s): Enilde Faulstichpp.: 93–106 (14)More LessThe theory of terminology has to admit two temporal ways for the analysis of terms in the discourse: one concerns the synchronic aspect where variants present the same referential signifié, the other, which is diachronic, accounts for changes in meaning, and so permits us to reconstruct the historical development of conceptual structures. To enable us to deal with the (re)organization of the conceptual structures, we suggest that there is a dynamic word-concept relation within languages. The scope of this paper is the functional analysis of the terminology in the synchronic and diachronic axes of social discourses. Its purpose is to prove that scientific and technical as well as the popular terminologies do not belong exclusively to the synchronic axis of languages and that terminologies have their own history and contribute to the history of languages.
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Sciences, language and social interaction
Author(s): Josep Lluis Baronapp.: 107–119 (13)More LessThe traditional perception of terminology as a tool for scientists used mainly in standardisation and for the regulation of the term-concept relationship is currently undergoing a critical re-appraisal with the intention of transcending purely pragmatic considerations at the moment of formulating the foundations for a new theory of terms. The present paper concentrates on three issues. First it critically examines the traditional concept of what constitutes a scientific discipline; secondly it re-assesses the idea of the objectivity of scientific knowledge from the standpoint of the concept of "Denkstil", and, finally, it discusses the difficult tension between popularisation of science and social interaction.
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