Description
| Product ID: | 9789027216342 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NL |
| Series: | Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice |
| Title: | Terminology |
| Subtitle: | Theory, methods and applications |
| Authors: | Author: Teresa Cabre, Janet Ann DeCesaris, Juan C. Sager |
| Page Count: | 248 |
| Subjects: | Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Grammar, syntax & morphology |
| Description: | Beginning with an overview of terminology, this work goes on to discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the foundations of terminology, terminography, computerized terminology, terminology and standardization, and the role of terminologists in a language service, Terminology: Theory, methods and applications addresses language specialists, terminologists, and all those who take an interest in socio-political and technical aspects of Terminology. The book covers its subject comprehensively and deals among other things with concepts (the relation between linguistics, cognitive science, communication studies, documentation and computer science); Methodology, especially with regard to specialised language and dictionaries; the social-political challenges of the modern technological society and some solutions from a Terminological point of view; Terminology as a standard in multilingual communication and guardian of cultures. It is particularly suited as a course book. |
| Imprint Name: | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Publisher Name: | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-05-15 |
