A Practical Course in Terminology Processing

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A PRACTICAL COURSE IN TERMINOLOGY PROCESSING; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Chapter One. INTRODUCTION WHAT IS TERMINOLOGY?; 1.1 A new field of enquiry and activity; 1.2 Definition; 1.3 Terminology and related disciplines; 1.3.1 Terminology and Information Science; 1.4 Theoretical premises; 1.5 Requirements of an applied field of study; 1.6 Conflicts between theory and practice; 1.7 The purpose and structure of this book; Chapter Two. THE COGNITIVE DIMENSION; 2.1 A theory of reference; 2.1.1 A model of knowledge; 2.1.2 Subject disciplines. 2.1.3 The social norm2.1.4 Knowledge and reference; 2.1.5 Special subject languages; 2.1.6 Words, terms and standardised terms; 2.2 A theory of concepts; 2.2.1 Concepts: definition; 2.2.2 Characteristics; 2.2.3 Types of concepts; 2.2.4 Structures of concepts; 2.2.4.1. Relationships; 2.2.4.2. Complex relationships; 2.2.5 Subject classification; 2.3 Definitions and alternatives; 2.3.1 Definition of 'definition ' in terminology; 2.3.1.1 Scope of definitions; 2.3.2 Methods of definition; 2.3.2.1. Rules of definition; 2.3.3 Definitions in context. 2.3.3.1. Definition as part of the semantic specification2.3.4 The purpose of definitions in terminology; 2.3.4.1. Functional types of definitions; 2.3.4.2. Needs analyses; 2.3.5 Use of existing definitions; 2.3.5.1. The need for terminological definitions; 2.4 Terminological definitions and relationships; 2.4.1 Complementarity of definition and relationships; Chapter Three. THE LINGUISTIC DIMENSION; 3.1 A theory of terms; 3.1.1 The onomasiological approach; 3.1.2 Terms and their forms; 3.1.2.1. Terms in dictionaries; 3.1.2.2. Homonyms, synonyms and variants; 3.1.2.3. Status of terms. 3.1.3 Processes of terminologisation3.2 Term formation: theory and practice; 3.2.1 Motivation for designation; 3.2.1.1. Names and proper nouns; 3.2.2 Patterns of term formation; 3.2.2.1. Use of existing resources; 3.2.2.2. Modifica don of existing resources; 3.2.2.3. Creation of new lexical entities (neologisms); 3.2.3 Pragmatic aspects of term formation; 3.2.3.1. Trends in secondary term formation; 3.2.3.2. Attitudes to bonvwing; 3.2.4 Technical support for term creation; 3.3 Guidelines for the creation of terms; 3.3.1 International guidelines; 3.3.2 Criteria and rules for naming. 3.4 Nomenclatural systems3.4.1 General principles; 3.4.2 Features of medical nomenclature; 3.4.3 Features of biological nomenclature; 3.4.4 Features of chemical nomenclature; Chapter Four. THE COMMUNICATIVE DIMENSION; 4.1 A model of communication; 4.1.1 The choice of intention; 4.1.2 The selection of knowledge; 4.1.3 The choice of language; 4.2 The functional efficacy of terms; 4.2.1 Lexical expression of economy; 4.2.1 Precision of expression; 4.2.3 Appropriateness of expression; 4.3 Standardisation; 4.3.1 Principles of standardisation; 4.3.2 Instalments of standardisation