Chapter 11
On the terminological unit
Analysis of its evolution and proposal for
characterisation
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Term: Different definitions
- 2.1Wüster’s conception of ‘term’
- 2.2Other authors’ conception of ‘term’
- 3.Term or terminological unit? Characteristics derived from their
definitions
- 4.Term or terminological unit? Multidimensionality
- 5.Terminological unit and the Door Model: The Principle of
Polyhedricity applied to the approach to a term
- 6.The Door Model: Multiple access points to terminological
units
- 7.Conclusion
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Acknowledgements
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Notes