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User perspectives on the terminographic presentation of metaphorical terms in IATE

A survey among English, Italian, and Estonian EU Language Professionals

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Abstract
This exploratory study investigates EU language professionals’ perspectives on the terminographic presentation of metaphorical terms in IATE — the multilingual terminology repository managed by EU institutions. Metaphorical terms (e.g., whistleblower, used to denote an informer) may pose specific challenges for language professionals in multilingual settings. A questionnaire was distributed to English-, Italian-, and Estonian-language professionals (n = 147) in order to assess their evaluations of different possibilities for presenting metaphorical terms in IATE. The findings indicate strong support for guidance that helps users select appropriate term variants based on text type, target audience, and communicative context. Respondents did not consider explicit marking of metaphorical terms among the highest priorities. Etymological information received substantial support, while connotative and cultural information was also regarded as potentially useful. By contrast, respondents did not consider visual support essential. The suggested enhancements should be treated as user-informed proposals whose practical value requires further usability testing.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Problem definition
  • 3.Theoretical framework and previous research
    • 3.1Conceptual Metaphor Theory as a cognitive basis
    • 3.2Metaphorical terms and denominative variation
    • 3.3User situations and proposed entry features
  • 4.Methodology
    • 4.1Research questions
    • 4.2Design, term selection, and questionnaire structure
    • 4.3Recruitment and sample
  • 5.Results
    • 5.1Marking of figurative terms
    • 5.2Etymological information
    • 5.3Connotative and/or cultural aspects
    • 5.4Visual support
    • 5.5Additional information
  • 6.Discussion
    • 6.1Marking of figurative terms
    • 6.2Etymological information
    • 6.3Connotative and/or cultural aspects
    • 6.4Visual support
    • 6.5Additional information
  • 7.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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