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Towards new ways of terminology description : the sociocognitive-approach /

Based on an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of scientific publications on the life sciences, Rita Temmerman questions the validity of traditional terminology theory. Her findings are that the traditional approach impedes a pragmatic and realistic descriptio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Temmerman, Rita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins Pub, ©2000.
Colección:Terminology and lexicography research and practice ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Based on an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of scientific publications on the life sciences, Rita Temmerman questions the validity of traditional terminology theory. Her findings are that the traditional approach impedes a pragmatic and realistic description of a large number of categories and terms. Inspired by the cognitive sciences, she develops an alternative. The main principles of this new theory imply: a combined semasiological and onomasiological perspective; only few categories can be clearly delineated; form and content of definitions vary a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1556197721
9781556197727
9027223262
9789027223265
9789027298638
9027298637