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Terms and specialized vocabulary

 | Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Published online: 13 March 2015
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Terminological definitions
  • 3.Prototypes
  • 4.The distinction between terms and specialized vocabulary
  • 5.Challenges for terminological definitions
  • 6.Conclusion
  • References
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