Sabela Fernández-Silva

List of John Benjamins publications for which Sabela Fernández-Silva plays a role.

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Fernández-Silva, Sabela 2022 Chapter 20. Cognitive approaches to the study of term variationTheoretical Perspectives on Terminology: Explaining terms, concepts and specialized knowledge, Faber, Pamela and Marie-Claude L'Homme (eds.), pp. 435–456 | Chapter
This chapter presents a cognitive approach to research on terminological variation, which posits that term variation is cognitively motivated, since it reflects differences on how specialized concepts are categorized by different individuals in different contexts. Firstly, an overview is given… read more
Freixa, Judit and Sabela Fernández-Silva 2017 Chapter 7. Terminological variation and the unsaturability of conceptsMultiple Perspectives on Terminological Variation, Drouin, Patrick, Aline Francœur, John Humbley and Aurélie Picton (eds.), pp. 155–180 | Chapter
Concepts cannot be saturated; this chapter aims to explore the reasons why the substance of a concept is unlimited. Textual analysis shows that the number of terminological variants used to refer to a concept seem endless. The origin of this diversity can be found in the different perceptions held… read more
This study explored the behaviour and functions of term variation in research articles in order to better understand the process of knowledge construction within texts. A semantic analysis of term variation in 19 Spanish-language psychology research articles was carried out. Variants were… read more
Fernández-Silva, Sabela, Judit Freixa and Teresa Cabré 2014 9. A method for analysing the dynamics of naming from a monolingual and multilingual perspectiveDynamics and Terminology: An interdisciplinary perspective on monolingual and multilingual culture-bound communication, Temmerman, Rita and Marc Van Campenhoudt (eds.), pp. 183–212 | Article
Today, term variation is commonly accepted to be a widespread phenomenon in specialised communication. Although some degree of arbitrariness is inevitable, the expert’s choice of a term variant is generally motivated to some extent, reflecting the way he or she views a concept. This work presents a… read more
Fernández-Silva, Sabela, Judit Freixa and Teresa Cabré 2011 A proposed method for analysing the dynamics of cognition through term variationThe dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspective, Temmerman, Rita and Marc Van Campenhoudt (eds.), pp. 49–74 | Article
Today, term variation is commonly accepted to be a widespread phenomenon in specialised communication. Although some degree of arbitrariness is inevitable, the expert’s choice of a term variant is generally motivated to some extent. This article presents a methodology for describing the… read more