Handbook of Terminology Management
Volume 2: Application-Oriented Terminology Management
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 9. March 2001
Book
Hardback
550 pages
978-90-272-2155-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Terminology Management is a unique work designed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists (e.g., engineers, medical professionals, etc.), standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work.
In more than 900 pages, the Handbook brings together contributions from approximately 50 expert authorities in the field. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats such fundamental issues as: practical methods of terminology management; creation and use of terminological tools (terminology databases, on-line dictionaries, etc.); terminological applications.
The high level of expertise provided by the contributors, combined with the wide range of perspectives they represent, results in a thorough coverage of all facets of a burgeoning field. The lay-out of the Handbook is specially designed for quick and for cross reference, with hypertext and an extensive index.
See also Handbook of Terminology Management set (volumes 1 and 2).
In more than 900 pages, the Handbook brings together contributions from approximately 50 expert authorities in the field. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats such fundamental issues as: practical methods of terminology management; creation and use of terminological tools (terminology databases, on-line dictionaries, etc.); terminological applications.
The high level of expertise provided by the contributors, combined with the wide range of perspectives they represent, results in a thorough coverage of all facets of a burgeoning field. The lay-out of the Handbook is specially designed for quick and for cross reference, with hypertext and an extensive index.
See also Handbook of Terminology Management set (volumes 1 and 2).
Reviews / Votes
[...] there can be no doubt that this volume is a welcome resource for terminologists who are trying to keep abreast of the fastpaced changes in the discipline that are being brought about by the increasing use of technology. -- Lynne Bowker, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of OttawaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2155-1 (9789027221551)
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Handbook of Terminology Management
Volume 2: Application-Oriented Terminology Management
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Content
1. List of Illustrations; 2. Introduction to Volume II (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 3. 6. Information Management; 4. 6.1 Computer-Assisted Thesaurus Mangement (by Roulin, Corentin); 5. 6.2 Terminology and Indexing (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 6. 6.3 The role of Terminology in Retrieving Information (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 7. 7. Commercial and Industrial Applications; 8. 7.1 Terminology in Technical Writing (by Wettengel, Tanguy); 9. 7.2 Industrial Management; 10. 7.2.1 Terminology as an Organizational Priciple in CIM Environments (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 11. 7.2.2 Terminology-Based Knowledge Engineering in Enterprises (by Dusterbeck, Bernd); 12. 7.2.3 Terminology and Total Quality Management (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 13. 7.2.4 Project-Integrated Terminology Management for Technical Writing and Translation (by Champe, Gertrud G.); 14. 7.2.5 Software Terminology and Localization (by Corbolante, Licia); 15. 8. Computer Applications for Terminology; 16. 8.1 Database Management Methods; 17. 8.1.1 Criteria for Evaluating Terminology Database Management Programs (by Schmitz, Klaus-Dirk); 18. 8.1.2 Data Catagories for Terminology Management (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 19. 8.1.3 Terminology Management Entry Structures (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 20. 8.1.4 User-Specific Terminological Data Retrieval (by Nkwenti-Azeh, Blaise); 21. 8.1.5 Terminology Interchange (by Melby, Alan K.); 22. 8.2 Database Applications and Products; 23. 8.2.1 Preparing Multi-Volume Illustrated Terminological Dictionaries (by Le Neal, Jocelyne); 24. 8.2.2 Practical Considerations for a Term Bank: Termium (by Hutcheson, Helen); 25. 8.2.3 Globalization and Terminology Management (by Warburton, Kara); 26. 8.3 Terminology and Machine Translation (by Vasconcellos, Muriel); 27. 8.4 Corpus-Related Applications; 28. 8.4.1 Corpus Linguistics and Terminology Extraction (by Ahmad, Khurshid); 29. 8.4.2 Terminology Compilation: Consequences and Aspects of Automation (by Sager, Juan C.); 30. 8.4.3 Terminological Aspects of Text Production (by Shreve, Gregory M.); 31. 8.4.4 Collocations in Sublanguage Texts: Extraction from Corpora (by Heid, Ulrich); 32. 8.4.5 The Role of Specialist Terminology Management in Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Acquisition (by Ahmad, Khurshid); 33. 8.5 Terminology Management Resources on the Internet (by Budin, Gerhard); 34. Information Boxes; 35. Appendices; 36. Authors' Biographical Information; 37. Index