Frame-Based Terminology (FBT) proposes the use of frames as a model for the representation of terminological relations. Frames provide an alternative to the hierarchical concept systems of Wüster’s Allgemeine Terminologielehre (ATL; ‘General Theory of Terminology’). For some domains, frames are… read more
In the traditional understanding of terminology, a terminological definition gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a concept. However, natural concepts are based on prototypes. Prototypes are marked by typicality effects with fuzzy boundaries determined by approximate, scalar conditions… read more