Corpus systematization: a discussion on validation of aeronautical meteorology terminology at institutional settings

Abstract

Standardizing terminology is very important to maintain the accuracy of information being disseminated, mainly in specialized fields and at institutional settings. In the case of Aeronautical Meteorology, it is a very specific domain in the Aviation broader area, and it could comprise distinct classifications of the same term (PEIXOTO, 2020). In addition to that, there is scarce literature on Aeronautical Meteorology in Portuguese language. In light of this, the use of corpora may pose very positive influence to best relate normative and descriptive use of language. Taking this into account, this work is based on terminology (PAVEL; NOLET, 2001; CABRÉ, 1999, 2003) and corpora (SANTOS, 2008, 2014; TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001; TAGNIN, 2013, 2015) 1 This paper is a shortened and revised version of Peixoto (2021). theoretical foundations, and it aims at discussing definitions and translation to Portuguese of expressions and terms contained in Table 4678, concerning the main meteorology codes, as prescribed by the World Meteorological Organization (2011). As a result, a systematization for terminological procedures is proposed, by using corpora with set validation standards. In this way, this paper intends to be a contribution to avoid misunderstandings regarding the criticality level of meteorological situations being communicated during air traffic operations.