A Practical Course in Terminology Processing
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1990
XI, 258 pages
978-90-272-7434-2 (ISBN)
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Since the advent of the computer, terminology management can be carried out by almost anyone who has learnt to use a computer. Terminology management has proved to be an efficient tool in international communications in industry, education and international organisations. Software packages are readily available and international corporations often have their own terminology database. Following these developments, translators and terminologists are confronted with a specialised form of information management involving compilation and standardisation of vocabulary, storage, retrieval and updating.A Practical Course in Terminology Processing provides the key to methods of terminology management for the English language, for general and specific purposes. This unique course has been developed on the basis of years of teaching experience and research at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST, UK) and is particularly suitable for translation courses, freelance translators, technical writers, as well as for non-linguists who are confronted with terminology processing as part of their profession.
The 1996 reprint of the paperback edition includes an index.
The 1996 reprint of the paperback edition includes an index.
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Content
- 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 norm
- 2.1.4 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 specification
- 2.3.4 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 terminologisation
- 3.2 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 systems
- 3.4.1 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
- 4.3.3 Objectives of standardisation of terminology
- 4.3.4 Methods of standardisation
- 4.3.5 The efficacy of standards in terminology
- 4.3.6 Limitations of standardisation
- Chapter Five. COMPILATION OF TERMINOLOGY
- 5.1 Principles of compilation
- 5.1.1 Corpus-based compilation
- 5.1.2 Databases for terminology and related information
- 5.1.3 New methods of terminology compilation
- 5.1.4 Qualitative improvements
- 5.2 The nature and type of terminological information
- 5.2.1 Methodological considerations
- 5.2.2 Quality of data
- 5.2.3 Principles of data collection
- 5.3 Compilation
- 5.3.1 Terminological information
- 5.3.1.1. Basic data categories
- 5.3.2 Methods of compilation
- 5.4 New trends in compilation
- 5.4.1 Interrelationships of datafields
- 5.4.2 Conceptual relationships
- 5.4.2.1. The terminological thesaurus approach in term banks
- Chapter Six. STORAGE OF TERMINOLOGY
- 6.1 A historical perspective
- 6.1.1 The effect of hardware developments on storage
- 6.1.2 The first generation of term banks
- 6.1.3 The second generation of term banks
- 6.2 Terminological data banks-a definition
- 6.3 Modern terminological data bank design
- 6.3.1 Representation of terminology-a theoretical model
- 6.3.2 Representation of terminology (logical implementation)
- 6.4 Storage of terminology-practical considerations
- 6.4.1 Database management systems
- 6.4.2 Information retrieval systems (IR)
- 6.5 Semantic networks
- Chapter Seven. RETRIEVAL OF TERMINOLOGY
- 7.1 Forms of retrieval
- 7.1.1 Sorting problems in retrieval
- 7.2 Retrieval requirements
- 7.2.1 Search profiles
- 7.2.2 Output Profiles
- 7.2.3 User-friendliness
- 7.3 The retrieval of terminological information
- 7.4 User types
- 7.4.1 Translators and other communication mediators
- 7.4.2 Information scientists and other information providers
- 7.4.3 Terminologists and other dictionary producers
- 7.4.4 Other users
- 7.5 Retrieval from a terminological thesaurus
- Chapter Eight. USAGE OF TERMINOLOGY
- 8.1 The scope and function of terminology processing
- 8.1.1 Limitations of terminology processing
- 8.2 Attitudes to terminology processing
- 8.2.1 Historical perspective
- 8.2.2 Recording of terminological usage
- 8.2.2.1. Spoken language
- 8.2.2.2. Variants and other alternative forms
- 8.2.3 The effect of rapid growth, change and innovation in science and technology
- 8.2.4 The dual role of English in terminology
- 8.3 Terminology processing centres
- 8.3.1 The production of terminological collections
- 8.3.2 Existing collections: common content & exchange
- 8.3.3 Structural differences between term banks
- 8.3.4 Cooperation among term banks and other terminology producers
- 8.3.5 Other developments
- 8.4 New uses of terminologies
- 8.4.1 Terminology in machines
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- MAIN DIVISIONS
- 1. CONCEPTS AND CONCEPT SYSTEMS
- 2. TERMINOGRAPHY
- 3. LEXICOGRAPHY
- 4. LEXICAL DATA PROCESSING
- 5. TERMBANK DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
- 6. INFORMATION SCIENCE
- 7. GENERAL LINGUISTIC ASPECTS
- 8. DICTIONARIES AND STANDARDS
- INDEX
