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Handbook of Terminology: Volume 1
Edited by Hendrik J. Kockaert and Frieda Steurs
[Handbook of Terminology 1] 2015
► pp. 3–13

Terms and specialized vocabulary

 | Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Terminological definitions
  • 3.Prototypes
  • 4.The distinction between terms and specialized vocabulary
  • 5.Challenges for terminological definitions
  • 6.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 13 March 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hot.1.ter1
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