In:Theoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledge
Edited by Pamela Faber and Marie-Claude L'Homme
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice 23] 2022
► pp. 457–476
Chapter 21Terminological growth
Published online: 14 June 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/tlrp.23.21kag
https://doi.org/10.1075/tlrp.23.21kag
Abstract
The generation of new terms involves various factors at different levels and can be described and modelled from different points of view. This chapter analyses approaches that model terminological growth by describing the creation of new terms in relation to the terminology of a domain as a set or as a system, and/or in relation to the conceptual system that it represents. We first examine the concept of terminological growth in contrast to the description and modelling of term formation, and then describe the approaches used to model terminological growth. Finally, we discuss implications for practical issues in terminology processing.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The scope and position of research in terminological growth
- 3.Term formation and terminological growth: Problem setup
- 3.1Term formation
- 3.2From term formation to terminological growth
- 4.Modelling and describing terminological growth
- 4.1Anchoring concepts to the conceptual system
- 4.2Growth patterns of constituent elements of terms in Terminology
- 4.3Growth patterns of modifications/conceptual specifications
- 4.4Issues in the study of terminological growth
- 5.Practical implications
- 6.Conclusions
Notes
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2023. The terminological impact of pandemics. Terminology. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized Communication 29:2 ► pp. 169 ff.
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