Terminology planning in a context of constitutional multilingualism: The Swiss case

Adrian Wymann
Swiss Federal Chancellery
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After reviewing the history and current characteristics of Switzerland’s territorial, constitutional and institutional multilingualism with four national languages, this chapter examines the specific consequences of this linguistic landscape for terminology. It then looks into the circumstances and reasons why terminology work was institutionalized at the federal level in the mid-1980s and reviews the existing legal bases and the instruments currently used, before focusing on specific aspects and objectives of terminology planning and implementation. The chapter concludes with a look at the challenges and requirements of the future.…

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