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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789881303321

Autore

Kageura Kyō <1964->

Titolo

The dynamics of terminology [[electronic resource] ] : a descriptive theory of term formation and terminological growth / / Kyo Kageura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2002

ISBN

1-283-42426-6

9786613424266

90-272-7536-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Collana

Terminology and lexicography research and practice, , 1388-8455 ; ; v. 5

Disciplina

418

Soggetti

Terms and phrases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-313) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theoretical background -- pt. 2. Conceptual patterns of term formation -- pt. 3. Quantitative patterns of terminological growth -- pt. 4. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The discovery of rules for the systematicity and dynamics of terminology creations is essential for a sound basis of a theory of terminology. This quest provides the driving force for The Dynamics of Terminology in which Dr. Kageura demonstrates the interaction of these two factors on a specific corpus of Japanese terminology which, beyond the necessary linguistic circumstances, also has a model character for similar studies. His detailed examination of the relationships between terms and their constituent elements, the relationships among the constituent elements and the type of concep