Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology
Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledge
Editors
The aim of this volume is to provide an overview of different theoretical perspectives on Terminology, from Wüster to other initiatives that have emerged since the beginning of the 1990s. The volume also covers important topics which have significantly influenced Terminology and its evolution. These include variation, multidimensionality, conceptual relations, and equivalence, among others. The twenty-two chapters of the volume, all written by acknowledged experts in the field, explore the questions that different approaches seek to answer. They also describe the theoretical and methodological principles that were devised over the years to characterize, analyze, and represent terminological data. The semi-chronological, semi-thematic organization of chapters not only provides readers with a clear vision of the evolution of ideas in Terminology, but also gives them an understanding as to why some of these ideas were initially challenged. In addition to being accessible to readers unfamiliar with the basic theoretical principles in the field, the chapters provide a showcase of current research in the field, the challenges looming on the horizon, and finally future directions in terminological research. By bringing together work that is often disseminated in different forums and written in different languages, this volume provides a unique opportunity to look at how different theoretical approaches to Terminology offer complementary perspectives on terms, concepts and specialized knowledge, and help to further a better understanding of the complex phenomena that terminologists must successfully deal with in their work.
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 23] 2022. vii, 598 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Theoretical perspectives on Terminology: An introductionPamela Faber and Marie-Claude L’Homme | pp. 1–12
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Part 1. General Theory of Terminology (and beyond)
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Chapter 1. The reception of Wüster’s General Theory of TerminologyJohn Humbley | pp. 15–36
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Chapter 2. General principles of Wüster’s General Theory of TerminologyDanielle Candel | pp. 37–60
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Part 2. Knowledge-based Terminology
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Chapter 3. Conceptual relations: From the General Theory of Terminology to knowledge basesAnita Nuopponen | pp. 63–86
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Chapter 4. Terminology and standardsSue Ellen Wright | pp. 87–110
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Chapter 5. Concept management for Terminology: A Knowledge Engineering approachIngrid Meyer | pp. 111–126
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Chapter 6. MultidimensionalityLynne Bowker | pp. 127–148
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Chapter 7. Terminology and ontologiesElena Montiel-Ponsoda | pp. 149–174
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Part 3. Socioterminology and Cultural Terminology
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Chapter 8. Founding principles of SocioterminologyValérie Delavigne and François Gaudin | pp. 177–196
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Chapter 9. Cultural Terminology: An introduction to theory and methodMarcel Diki-Kidiri | pp. 197–216
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Part 4. Textual Terminology, Terminology and Lexical Semantics
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Chapter 10. Textual Terminology: Origins, principles and new challengesAnne Condamines and Aurélie Picton | pp. 219–236
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Chapter 11. Terminology and Lexical SemanticsMarie-Claude L’Homme | pp. 237–260
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Part 5. Corpus-based Terminology
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Chapter 12. Text genres and TerminologyMojca Pecman and Natalie Kübler | pp. 263–290
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Chapter 13. Knowledge patterns in corporaElizabeth Marshman | pp. 291–310
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Chapter 14. Terminology and distributional analysis of corporaAnn Bertels | pp. 311–328
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Part 6. Terminology and Cognitive Linguistics
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Chapter 15. Units of understanding in Sociocognitive Terminology studiesRita Temmerman | pp. 331–352
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Chapter 16. Frame-based TerminologyPamela Faber | pp. 353–376
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Chapter 17. Conceptual metaphorsJosé Manuel Ureña Gómez-Moreno and Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez | pp. 377–396
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Part 7. Variation and equivalence
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Chapter 18. Causes of terminological variationJudit Freixa | pp. 399–420
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Chapter 19. Diachronic variationPascaline Dury | pp. 421–434
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Chapter 20. Cognitive approaches to the study of term variationSabela Fernández-Silva | pp. 435–456
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Chapter 21. Terminological growthKyo Kageura | pp. 457–476
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Chapter 22. Terminology and equivalencePilar León-Araúz | pp. 477–502
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References | pp. 503–574
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Standards and resources cited in chapters | pp. 575–582
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Biographical notes | pp. 583–590
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Index | pp. 591–598
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Subjects
Linguistics
Main BIC Subject
CFM: Lexicography
Main BISAC Subject
LAN029000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography