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Publication details [#12870]
Bassey, Antia Edem, ed. 2007. Indeterminacy in terminology and LSP: studies in honour of Heribert Picht (Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice 8). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. xx + 233 pp.
Publication type
Edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
Main ISBN
9789027223326
Abstract
This book deals with the oft-neglected tensions between perspicuity and vagueness in specialized communication. The volume
is distinguished by its coverage of a range of LSP and related specializations, and its sensitivity to both the philosophy of science
and practical considerations. It describes indeterminacy phenomena as seen from the standpoint of theoretical, anthropological
and cognitive linguistics, safety-critical translating, history and theory of terminology studies, development of ontologies, soft ware localization, jurisprudence and interoperability of digital knowledge representation resources. With contributions by leading scholars drawn from eleven countries, this book benchmarks current LSP scholarship in indeterminacy. [Based on publisher information]
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Articles in this volume
Andersen, Øivin. Indeterminacy, context, economy and well-formedness in specialist communication. 3–14
Leitchik, Vladimir M. and Serguy D. Shelov. Commensurability of scientific theories and indeterminacy of terminological concepts. 93–106
Arntz, Reiner and Peter Sandrini. Präzision versus Vagheit: das Dilemma der Rechtssprache im Lichte von Rechtsvergleich und Sprachvergleich [Precision and vagueness: the dilemma of legal discourse in the light of comparative law and contrastive linguistics]. 135–153