Refining the terminographer's concept-analysis methods: How can phraseology help?

Meyer, Ingrid; Mackintosh, Kristen

doi:10.1075/term.3.1.02mey

Article published In: Terminology
Vol. 3:1 (1996) ► pp.1–26

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Refining the terminographer's concept-analysis methods

How can phraseology help?

Ingrid Meyer | University of Ottawa School of Translation and Interpretation

Kristen Mackintosh | University of Ottawa School of Translation and Interpretation

Published online: 1 January 1996

https://doi.org/10.1075/term.3.1.02mey

Concept analysis is both the cornerstone and Achilles ' heel of terminography. This paper describes a linguistically oriented approach to concept analysis, in which terminological phrasemes are seen as potential indicators of conceptual meaning. We propose that phrasemes can assist the terminographer in acquiring conceptual information related to: (1) external influences on the domain, (2) concept identification, (3) concept systems, and (4) particular meaning problems. We conclude that phrasemes provide important conceptual "footholds " for terminologists working in phraseologically rich domains and ideally with machine-readable texts.

Keywords: Terminography, Phraseology, Concept Analysis

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