Legal lexicography concerns dictionaries as information tools for needs-adapted information search. The objective is to develop principles and guidelines that help lexicographers design, evaluate, make and use legal dictionaries that fulfil specific types of need of specific types of user in… read more
European accounting terminology is dynamic as term creation occurs on national, European Union and international levels. English is the lingua franca of accounting, which influences terminologies in other languages, usually through the work of translators, e.g. the translation of existing… read more
European accounting terminology is dynamic as term creation and formation occurs on national, European Union and international levels. Although English is the lingua franca of accounting, international accounting standards in English exist on a par with their translations into other languages.… read more
The dividing line between specialised lexicography and terminography is non-existent. The focus of preparing dictionaries for a particular subject-field should be the needs of its user group in specific situations. This is catered for by the modern theory of dictionary functions and includes the… read more