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Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledgeEdited by Pamela Faber and Marie-Claude L'Homme
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice 23] 2022
► pp. 457–476
Edited by Pamela Faber and Marie-Claude L'Homme
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice 23] 2022
► pp. 457–476
Chapter 21Terminological growth
The generation of new terms involves various factors at different levels and can be described and modelled from different points of view. This chapter analyses approaches that model terminological growth by describing the creation of new terms in relation to the terminology of a domain as a set or as a system, and/or in relation to the conceptual system that it represents. We first examine the concept of terminological growth in contrast to the description and modelling of term formation, and then describe the approaches used to model terminological growth. Finally, we discuss implications for practical issues in terminology processing.
Keywords: terminological growth, term formation, terminological sphere, terminology network, realistic possibility of existence of new terms
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The scope and position of research in terminological growth
- 3.Term formation and terminological growth: Problem setup
- 3.1Term formation
- 3.2From term formation to terminological growth
- 4.Modelling and describing terminological growth
- 4.1Anchoring concepts to the conceptual system
- 4.2Growth patterns of constituent elements of terms in Terminology
- 4.3Growth patterns of modifications/conceptual specifications
- 4.4Issues in the study of terminological growth
- 5.Practical implications
- 6.Conclusions
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Notes
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