Lexical Semantics for Terminology
An introduction
Editor
Lexical Semantics for Terminology: An introduction explores the interconnections between lexical semantics and terminology. More specifically, it shows how principles borrowed from lexico-semantic frameworks and methodologies derived from them can help understand terms and describe them in resources. It also explains how lexical analysis complements perspectives primarily focused on knowledge. Topics such as term identification, meaning, polysemy, relations between terms, and equivalence are discussed thoroughly and illustrated with examples taken from various fields of knowledge.
This book is an indispensable companion for those who are interested in words and work with specialized terms, e.g. terminologists, translators, lexicographers, corpus linguists. A background in terminology or lexical semantics is not required since all notions are defined and explained. This book complements other textbooks on terminology that do not focus on lexical semantics per se.
This book is an indispensable companion for those who are interested in words and work with specialized terms, e.g. terminologists, translators, lexicographers, corpus linguists. A background in terminology or lexical semantics is not required since all notions are defined and explained. This book complements other textbooks on terminology that do not focus on lexical semantics per se.
[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 20] 2020. xxi, 263 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 3 January 2020
Published online on 3 January 2020
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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List of figures | pp. xi–xiv
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List of tables | pp. xv–xvi
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List of abbreviations
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Typographical conventions
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Acknowledgments | pp. xxi–xxii
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Chapter 1. Why apply lexical semantics in terminology? | pp. 1–4
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Chapter 2. Terminology | pp. 5–18
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Chapter 3. Lexical semantics for terminology | pp. 19–54
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Chapter 4. What is a term? | pp. 55–78
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Chapter 5. Concepts, meaning and polysemy | pp. 79–120
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Chapter 6. Predicative terms, participants and arguments | pp. 121–144
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Chapter 7. Relations between concepts and terms | pp. 145–176
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Chapter 8. Discovering structures in specialized domains | pp. 177–228
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Chapter 9. Equivalence in terminology | pp. 229–242
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References
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Corpus examples references
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Index
“This book is a valuable complement to other approaches to terminology. It revisits terminology from a lexico-semantic perspective and provides some new insights: the notion of ‘term’ is extended to cover open class units other than nouns, and criteria are accordingly developed for identifying and selecting terms. Polysemy of terms is also handled with reliable criteria, and relations between the multiple meanings are discussed. In addition, the new perspective has diversified relations in terminology and increases the knowledge of them.”
Huaguo Lu & Ya Zhang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, in Terminology 27:1 (2021)
“This book might serve as a guide to what lexical knowledge teachers should impart to ESP learners.”
Huaguo Lu & Ya Zhang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, in Terminology 27:1 (2021).
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Subjects
Linguistics
Main BIC Subject
CFM: Lexicography
Main BISAC Subject
LAN029000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography