Terminology as cornerstone of language vitality and practical language policy: The Latvian case

Māris Baltiņš, Arturs Krastiņš & Ieva Kraukle

Terminology Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sciences | State Language Centre of Latvia

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This chapter primarily focuses on the cooperation of Latvian language institutions and field experts in the development of terminology, as well as the involvement of the public as important activities in the strengthening of Latvian as the official language of Latvia, which in itself is one the main objectives of the Latvian language policy. In order to contextualise the importance of strong language policy and language institutions, a brief historical context of the Latvian language is provided. In addition, Latvian term formation methods and their application in specific cases are described to give the reader a more detailed insight into the challenges specific to the Latvian language that terminologists face when working with new terms and finding the best fitting solutions to terminological problems.

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