John Humbley

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List of John Benjamins publications in which John Humbley is involved.

Journal

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

Titles

Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making

Edited by Kara Warburton and John Humbley

Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making is a collection of individual contributions by leading terminology scholars from around the globe who describe historical developments of terminology as a discipline and a field of practice. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive written… read more

[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 24] 2025. ix, 678 pp.

Multiple Perspectives on Terminological Variation

Edited by Patrick Drouin, Aline Francœur, John Humbley and Aurélie Picton

The aim of the present volume is to provide a present-day take on variation in terminology by looking forward and examining what leading scholars in the field are working on and where they are taking research in the field today.This reader is built around three themes arranged according to… read more

[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 18] 2017. vi, 260 pp.

Articles (25) | Order by:

Humbley, John 2025 Terminology as the key to language policy: The French case Handbook of Terminology: Volume 4. Terminology planning in Europe, Resi, Rossella and Frieda Steurs (eds.), pp. 408–429 | Chapter

In French, “terminology planning” has been superseded by “aménagement terminologique” but there has been no let-up in the state-sponsored effort deployed to enrich the language with new terms. Organised term policy only became a reality in France after World War Two, and it was not until the… read more

Humbley, John and Kara Warburton 2025 Terminology throughout history: An introduction Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making, Warburton, Kara and John Humbley (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Chapter

Humbley, John 2024 Review of Bonadonna (2023): Didactique du lexique et corpus numériques pour le français L2: des applications pour le commerce et le marketing digital Terminology: Online-First Articles | Review

Humbley, John 2022 Chapter 1. The reception of Wüster’s General Theory of Terminology Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledge, Faber, Pamela and Marie-Claude L'Homme (eds.), pp. 15–36 | Chapter

Eugen Wüster is generally credited with founding modern Terminology theory. Over time, his legacy has been evaluated from various points of view, each new approach positioning itself against what came to be known as the General Theory of Terminology. Reappraisal came in particular from… read more

Humbley, John 2017 Forner and Thörle, (eds.), 2016. Manuel des langues de spécialité Terminology 23:2, pp. 261–270 | Review

Humbley, John and Aurélie Picton 2017 Introduction: Multiple perspectives on terminological variation Multiple Perspectives on Terminological Variation, Drouin, Patrick, Aline Francœur, John Humbley and Aurélie Picton (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Introduction

Humbley, John 2016 Review of Vargas Sierra (2014): TIC, trabajo colaborativo e interacción en Terminología y Traducción Terminology 22:1, pp. 111–117 | Review

Humbley, John 2014 Review of Resche (2013): Economic Terms and Beyond: Capitalising on the Wealth of Notions. How Researchers in Specialised Varieties of English Can Benefit from Focusing on Terms Terminology 20:1, pp. 129–135 | Review

Humbley, John 2013 Review of Raus (2013): La terminologie multilingue. La traduction de termes de l’égalité HF dans le discours international Terminology 19:2, pp. 307–314 | Review

Humbley, John 2013 Review of Messaoudi (2012): Sur les technolectes Terminology 19:2, pp. 277–281 | Review

Humbley, John and Joaquín García Palacios 2012 Neology and terminological dependency Neology in Specialized Communication, Cabré, Teresa, Rosa Estopà and Chelo Vargas-Sierra (eds.), pp. 59–85 | Article

The situation of the terminologies of cutting-edge sciences and technologies in such important languages as French and Spanish is rapidly changing. It can be demonstrated that they rely more and more directly on English-language terms and conceptual structures. This new situation calls for a… read more

Humbley, John 2010 Review of Roche (2009/2008): Terminologie & Ontologie : Théories et applications. Actes de la deuxième conférence TOTh 08 Terminology 16:1, pp. 122–127 | Review

Calberg-Challot, Marie, Danielle Candel, Didier Bourigault, Xavier Dumont, John Humbley et Jacques Joseph 2008 Une analyse méthodique pour l’extraction terminologique dans le domaine du nucléaire Terminology 14:2, pp. 183–203 | Article

This article describes an evaluation of the Syntex tool used to define a terminology reference frame base for building a new dictionary. This tool is then used in an experiment in which technical terms are extracted from different corpora. These terms belong to the sub-domains “Fuel” and “Reactors”… read more

Humbley, John 2008 Review of Ten Hacken (2006): Terminology, Computing and Translation Terminology 14:2, pp. 261–265 | Review

Humbley, John 2008 Review of Bertrand, Gerner & Stumpf (2007): Lexiques scientifiques et techniques. Constitution et approche historique Terminology 14:2, pp. 249–253 | Review

Humbley, John 2008 Review of Tutin (2007): Revue française de linguistique appliquée, XII-2, Lexique et écrits scientifiques Terminology 14:2, pp. 272–275 | Review