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Terminology - Typology
Terminology is defined by context, the study of terms primarily concerned with organizing them by the context in which they are used. These contexts may include:
- Technical terminology
- Military terminology
- Political terminology
- Scientific terminology
Terminology - Overview
The discipline of terminology is based on its own theoretical principles and consists primarily of the following aspects:
- analysing the concepts and concept structures used in a field or domain of activity
- identifying the terms assigned to the concepts
- in the case of bilingual or multilingual terminology, establishing correspondences between terms in the various languages
- compiling the terminology, on paper or in databases
- managing terminology databases
- creating new terms, as required
Terminology - Types of terminology
A distinction is made between two types of terminology:
- Ad hoc terminology, which deals with a single term or a limited number of terms
- Systematic terminology, which deals with all the terms in a specific subject field or domain of activity
Ad hoc terminology is prevalent in the translation profession, where a translation for a specific term (or group of terms) is required quickly to solve a particular translation problem.
Terminology - Terminology as a discipline
As a discipline, terminology is related to translation alongside which it is often taught in universities and translation schools. Large translation departments and translation bureaus will often have a terminology section, or will require translators to do terminology research.
 Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Typology", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki |