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During the past decade, the theory of terminology has been a subject of debate in various circles. This article examines some of the reasons why this topic has been receiving so much interest lately. I will first discuss the theory developed by Wüster and analyse the motivations behind his model. Then, I will explain why the Wüsterian theory was not questioned or challenged for a long time. This will lead us to the reasons why so many critical voices have been raised recently, both from inside traditional viewpoints and outside. I will also look at the reception these new ideas have had in terminology circles. Finally, I will present my own definition of a theory of terminology, by examining important issues such a theory should take into account and see what I can offer to this debate.
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 conceptually motivated patterns of term variation in a real corpus of special language. This methodwhich analyses the conceptual information displayed on the term's form -represents an attempt to provide a framework accounting for the flexibility of concepts and conceptual structures in a systematic way. Using data from a bilingual (French and Galician) corpus of texts related to coastal fishing and aquaculture, the applicability of proposed method for analysis is illustrated with a description of the variation patterns pertaining to terms designating human entity concepts within the corpus.
In this paper we account for the main characteristics and performance of a number of recently developed term extraction systems. The analysed tools represent the main strategies followed by researchers in this area. All systems are analysed and compared against a set of technically relevant characteristics.
Esta investigación tiene como objetivo principal analizar-desde una perspectiva diacrónica-la productividad de los procedimientos de creación de nombres en mapudungún, partiendo de la hipótesis de que los resultados constatados en periodos de menor contacto con el español exhibirán mayor genuinidad lingüística que los constatados en periodos de un contacto más intenso. Para cumplir este objetivo analizamos los procedimientos de creación de 2.779 nombres, los que clasificamos en tres grupos según su primera fuente de registro: el de registro temprano, compuesto por 274 unidades documentadas en Valdivia (1606); el de registro intermedio, compuesto por 855 unidades documentadas en Febrés ([1765] 1882), y el de registro reciente, compuesto por 1.650 unidades documentadas en Augusta (1916). El análisis de estos tres grupos muestra que ciertos procedimientos mantienen una productividad alta a lo largo del tiempo (composición y derivación), mientras que otros pierden productividad (conversión sintáctica, procedimientos semánticos y préstamos) y otros se mantienen como procedimientos poco productivos (onomatopeya, reduplicación, sintagmación, acortamiento y derivación regresiva). Por otro lado, se constata que, con el paso del tiempo, la creación de nombres en mapudungún pasó de una situación caracterizada por el empleo de diversos procedimientos de productividad alta a otra, que estimamos menos genuina, caracterizada por la concentración de este grado de productividad en unos pocos recursos. Tales resultados podrían servir de base para una política de planificación del léxico que aspire a favorecer la implantación de las nuevas unidades y a fortalecer la identidad lingüística de los hablantes de esta lengua.
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