Rita Temmerman
List of John Benjamins publications in which Rita Temmerman is involved.
Journals
ISSN 0213-2028 | E‑ISSN 2254‑6774
Terminology
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized Communication
Edited by Kyo Kageura and Rita Temmerman
ISSN 0929-9971 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9994
Food and terminology: Expressing sensory experience in several languages
Edited by Rita Temmerman and Danièle Dubois
Special issue of Terminology 23:1 (2017) vi, 179 pp.
Dynamics and Terminology: An interdisciplinary perspective on monolingual and multilingual culture-bound communication
Edited by Rita Temmerman and Marc Van Campenhoudt
The urge to understand all aspects of human experience more and better seems to be one of the motives underlying cognitive development in many domains of human existence. Understanding more and better is at the basis of knowledge creation and extension. One way of getting access to how… read more[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 16] 2014. vi, 305 pp.
The dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspective
Edited by Rita Temmerman and Marc Van Campenhoudt
Special issue of Terminology 17:1 (2011) v, 180 pp.
Towards New Ways of Terminology Description: The sociocognitive approach
Rita Temmerman
Based on an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of scientific publications on the life sciences, Rita Temmerman questions the validity of traditional terminology theory. Her findings are that the traditional approach impedes a pragmatic and realistic… read more[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 3] 2000. xv, 258 pp.
2022 Chapter 15. Units of understanding in Sociocognitive Terminology studies Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledge, Faber, Pamela and Marie-Claude L'Homme (eds.), pp. 331–352 | Chapter
In Sociocognitive Terminology theory the point of departure is the ‘unit of understanding’(UoU). A UoU exists because of three key elements. First, the understander relies on the senses to get a grip on aspects of reality. Second, the understander has a functioning mind. Third, the understander… read more
2017 Verbalizing sensory experience for marketing success: The case of the wine descriptor minerality and the product name smoothie Food and terminology: Expressing sensory experience in several languages, Temmerman, Rita and Danièle Dubois (eds.), pp. 132–154 | Article
Descriptors of sensory experience are known to be crucial in trying to objectify the world. New descriptors are coined to express the enhanced experience of a reality experienced by human beings. In this article we illustrate the cognitive and cross-cultural framing for verbalizing sensory… read more
2017 Introduction Food and terminology: Expressing sensory experience in several languages, Temmerman, Rita and Danièle Dubois (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Introduction
2014 Dynamics and terminology: An interdisciplinary perspective on monolingual- and multilingual culture-bound communication Dynamics and Terminology: An interdisciplinary perspective on monolingual and multilingual culture-bound communication, Temmerman, Rita and Marc Van Campenhoudt (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article
2011 The dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspective The dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspective, Temmerman, Rita and Marc Van Campenhoudt (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Article
2010 Competency-based job descriptions and termontography: The case of terminological variation Terminology in Everyday Life, Thelen, Marcel and Frieda Steurs (eds.), pp. 181–194 | Article
In this article we reflect on the problem of terminological variation in the context of electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM). In particular, the article takes a closer look at central notions in the HRM policies of companies, such as the competency and job profile, and reflects on the… read more
2010 Review of Ahmad & Rogers (2007): Evidence-based LSP: Translation, text and terminology Terminology 16:1, pp. 107–113 | Review
2010 Ontological support for multilingual domain-specific translation dictionaries Terminology in Everyday Life, Thelen, Marcel and Frieda Steurs (eds.), pp. 137–146 | Article
In this article, we will show how cross-linguistic and cross-cultural information can be structured in ontologically-underpinned specialized translation dictionaries, by applying the Termontography method. Examples are taken from retailing vocabulary and from the automotive domain. An… read more
2007 Application-oriented terminography in financial forensics Application-Driven Terminology Engineering, Ibekwe-SanJuan, Fidelia, Anne Condamines and Teresa Cabré (eds.), pp. 75–95 | Article
This paper covers ongoing terminography work in the FF POIROT project, a European research project in which formal and shareable knowledge repositories (i.e. ontologies) and ontology-based applications are developed for the prevention of value added tax carousel fraud in the EU and the detection of… read more
2005 Application-oriented terminography in financial forensics Application-Driven Terminology Engineering, Ibekwe-SanJuan, Fidelia, Anne Condamines and Teresa Cabré (eds.), pp. 83–106 | Article
This paper covers ongoing terminography work in the FF POIROT project, a European research project in which formal and shareable knowledge repositories (i.e. ontologies) and ontology-based applications are developed for the prevention of value added tax carousel fraud in the EU and the detection of… read more
2003 Innovative methods in specialised lexicography Terminology 9:1, pp. 117–135 | Article
1998 Why traditional terminology theory impedes a realistic description of categories and terms in the life sciences Terminology 5:1, pp. 77–92 | Article
On the basis of an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of English language scientific publications in the domain of the life sciences, we claim that traditional terminology theory (the Vienna school) has five principles which impede a realistic description of… read more
1995 The process of revitalisation of old words: "Splicing", a case study in the extension of reference Terminology 2:1, pp. 107–128 | Article
This article reports on part of a larger project on neologisms in the field of biotechnology. The research concentrates on English neologisms and how they influence the Dutch special language of molecular biology and genetic engineering. The origin of "splicing " is traced in its new usage in… read more
