Article published In: Terminology
Vol. 29:1 (2023) ► pp.78–102
Terminological problems of terminology users
Analysis of questions in terminological counselling service on the Terminologišče website
Published online: 4 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/term.21046.zag
https://doi.org/10.1075/term.21046.zag
Abstract
Terminological counselling is ad hoc terminology work that provides the terminology user with a relatively quick
and credible answer to a terminological question. In this article, we present the Terminological Counselling Service offered by
the Terminology Section of the ZRC SAZU Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language since 2013. Through a web form, users
submit a question, which is answered by five terminologists in a joint opinion. For this article, all 75 questions received by the
Terminological Counselling Service in 2020 were examined. They were analysed in terms of the subject fields in which the users
have terminological problems, the institutions the users are affiliated with, and the content of the questions. We believe that
the Terminological Counselling Service plays an important role, as the number of users is increasing year by year.
Article outline
- Introduction
- 1.Terminological Counselling Service on Terminologišče website: Design and operation
- 2.Analysis of materials
- 2.1Which subject fields do the terminological questions relate to?
- 2.2What institutions are users of the Terminological Counselling Service affiliated with?
- 2.3Content analysis of the terminological questions
- 2.3.1The user knows the English term and seeks a Slovenian term
- 2.3.2The user would like to know which of several suggestions or synonyms is the most suitable
- 2.3.3Other
- 3.Conclusion
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