Table of contents
List of Illustrations
1. Fundamental Principles of Terminology Management
1.1 Term Selection: The Initial Phase of Terminology Management
1.2 Concept Representation25
1.2.2 Graphic and Other Semiotic Forms of Knowledge Representation in Terminology Management
1.3 Concept description63
1.3.1 Terminological Definitions
1.3.2 Frames and the Display of Definitions
1.4 Concept Systems89
1.4.1 Representation of Concept Systems
1.4.2 Systematic Concept Analysis within a Knowledge-Based Approach to Terminology
1.4.3 Multifaceted/Multidimensional Concept Systems
1.4.4 Multidimensional Classification of Concepts and Terms
2. Types of Terminology Management
2.1 Descriptive Terminology147
2.1.1 Terminology Management for Technical Translation
2.1.2 Medical Terminology Management
2.1.3 The Terms and Arts of Patentese: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
2.1.4 Descriptive Terminology in the Social Sciences
2.2 Prescriptive Terminology197
2.2.1 Terminology Standardization: Management Strategies
2.2.2 ISO 10241: Preparation and Layout of Terminology Standards
2.2.3 Terminology Management in International Standardization ISO 472: Plastics — Vocabulary
2.2.4 Do’s and Don’ts of Terminology Management
2.2.5 Basic Resources for Assigning Chemical Names within the Field of Chemical Nomenclature
3. Language Policy and Technology
3.1 Multilingualis in Terminology Management
3.2 Language Planning and Terminology Planning: The Francophone Experience
4. Intellectual Property Rights
4.1 Copyright and Terminology
5. Terminology Training
5.1 Aspects of Terminology Training
Information Boxes
Appendices
Acknowledgements359
Authors’ biographical information
Index
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