Terminology: Theory, methods and applications: 1 (Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice) - Hardcover

Cabré, Teresa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027216339 ISBN 13: 9789027216335

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

Terminology: Theory, methods and applications addresses language specialists, terminologists, and all those who take an interest in socio-political and technical aspects of Terminology. The book covers its subject comprehensively and deals among other things with concepts (the relation between linguistics, cognitive science, communication studies, documentation and computer science); Methodology, especially with regard to specialised language and dictionaries; the social-political challenges of the modern technological society and some solutions from a Terminological point of view; Terminology as a standard in multilingual communication and guardian of cultures. It is particularly suited as a course book.

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Synopsis

Beginning with an overview of terminology, this work goes on to discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the foundations of terminology, terminography, computerized terminology, terminology and standardization, and the role of terminologists in a language service,

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 9027216339
• ISBN 13: 9789027216335
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Sager Juan C.