Terminology and lexicography research and practice ;
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v. 3
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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TOWARDS NEW WAYS OF TERMINOLOGY DESCRIPTION; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. From Principles of Standardisation to a Scientific Study of Terminology; CHAPTER 2. New Propositions for Terminology; CHAPTER 3. From Traditional Definitions of Concepts to Templates of Units of Understanding; CHAPTER 4. Univocity And Polysemy; CHAPTER 5. The Impact of Metaphorical Models on Categorisation and Naming; CHAPTER 6. Towards New Ways of Terminology Description; Bibliography; Index; TERMINOLOGY AND LEXICOGRAPHY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE (TLRP).
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Based on an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of scientific publications on the life sciences, Rita Temmerman questions the validity of traditional terminology theory. Her findings are that the traditional approach impedes a pragmatic and realistic description of a large number of categories and terms. Inspired by the cognitive sciences, she develops an alternative. The main principles of this new theory imply: a combined semasiological and onomasiological perspective; only few categories can be clearly delineated; form and content of definitions vary a.
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Towards new ways of terminology description.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Linguistic models.
Terms and phrases-- Methodology.
Modèles linguistiques.
Terminologie-- Méthodologie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- General.