Terminology theory, methods and applications
Beginning with an overview of terminology, this work goes on to discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the foundations of terminology, terminography, computerized terminology, terminology and standardization, and the role of terminologists in a language service,
XII, 247 p. ; 22 cm.
9789027216342, 9781556197888, 9781556197871, 9789027216335, 9027216347, 1556197888, 155619787X, 9027216339
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1. Acknowledgments; 2. Chapter I : An Overview of Terminology; 3. 1.Social and political aspects; 4. 2.Scientific and functional aspects; 5. 3.Organizaional aspects; 6. Chapter II: Terminology, an interdisciplinary field; 7. 1.Terminology and linguistics; 8. 2.Terminology and cognitive science; 9. 3.Terminology and communication; 10. 4.Terminology and documentation; 11. 5.Terminology, computer science and knowledge engineering; 12. Chapter III: The Foundations of Terminology; 13. 1.Special languages; 14. 2.The terminological unit; 15. Chapter IV: Terminology in Practice: Terminology; 16. 1.The foudations of terminological practice; 17. 2.Materials used in terminography; 18. 3.Working methods; 19. Chapter V: Computerized terminology; 20. 1.The concept and scope of computerized terminology; 21. 2.Contribution of computer science to terminology; 22. 3.Terminology and data bank; 23. 4.Terminological data banks; 24. Chapter VI: Terminology and Standardization; 25. 1.General standardization; 26. 2.Terminological standardization; 27. 3.Terminology and neology; 28. Chapter VII: Professional Terminology: The role of Terminologists in a Language Service; 29. 1.Linguistic needs ans language planning; 30. 2.Planning and language services; 31. 3.The technical tasks of language services; 32. 4.Language services and terminology; 33. 5.The training of terminologists; 34. Notes; 35. References; 36. Index
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