Overview

This is the second of two volumes designed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists, standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work. It covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats such fundamental issues as: practical methods of terminology management; types and applications of terminology management creation and use of terminological tools; terminological applications in technical writing, translation and information management; natural language processing; language planning and legal, ethical concerns; and terminology training.

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Author:   Sue Ellen Wright (Kent State University) ,  Gerhard Budin (University of Vienna)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Weight:   1.220kg
ISBN:  

9789027221551

ISBN 10:   9027221553
Pages:   549
Publication Date:   09 March 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. List of Illustrations; 2. Introduction to Volume II (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 3. 6. Information Management; 4. 6.1 Computer-Assisted Thesaurus Mangement (by Roulin, Corentin); 5. 6.2 Terminology and Indexing (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 6. 6.3 The role of Terminology in Retrieving Information (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 7. 7. Commercial and Industrial Applications; 8. 7.1 Terminology in Technical Writing (by Wettengel, Tanguy); 9. 7.2 Industrial Management; 10. 7.2.1 Terminology as an Organizational Priciple in CIM Environments (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 11. 7.2.2 Terminology-Based Knowledge Engineering in Enterprises (by Dusterbeck, Bernd); 12. 7.2.3 Terminology and Total Quality Management (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 13. 7.2.4 Project-Integrated Terminology Management for Technical Writing and Translation (by Champe, Gertrud G.); 14. 7.2.5 Software Terminology and Localization (by Corbolante, Licia); 15. 8. Computer Applications for Terminology; 16. 8.1 Database Management Methods; 17. 8.1.1 Criteria for Evaluating Terminology Database Management Programs (by Schmitz, Klaus-Dirk); 18. 8.1.2 Data Catagories for Terminology Management (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 19. 8.1.3 Terminology Management Entry Structures (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 20. 8.1.4 User-Specific Terminological Data Retrieval (by Nkwenti-Azeh, Blaise); 21. 8.1.5 Terminology Interchange (by Melby, Alan K.); 22. 8.2 Database Applications and Products; 23. 8.2.1 Preparing Multi-Volume Illustrated Terminological Dictionaries (by Le Neal, Jocelyne); 24. 8.2.2 Practical Considerations for a Term Bank: Termium (by Hutcheson, Helen); 25. 8.2.3 Globalization and Terminology Management (by Warburton, Kara); 26. 8.3 Terminology and Machine Translation (by Vasconcellos, Muriel); 27. 8.4 Corpus-Related Applications; 28. 8.4.1 Corpus Linguistics and Terminology Extraction (by Ahmad, Khurshid); 29. 8.4.2 Terminology Compilation: Consequences and Aspects of Automation (by Sager, Juan C.); 30. 8.4.3 Terminological Aspects of Text Production (by Shreve, Gregory M.); 31. 8.4.4 Collocations in Sublanguage Texts: Extraction from Corpora (by Heid, Ulrich); 32. 8.4.5 The Role of Specialist Terminology Management in Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Acquisition (by Ahmad, Khurshid); 33. 8.5 Terminology Management Resources on the Internet (by Budin, Gerhard); 34. Information Boxes; 35. Appendices; 36. Authors' Biographical Information; 37. Index

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[...] there can be no doubt that this volume is a welcome resource for terminologists who are trying to keep abreast of the fastpaced changes in the discipline that are being brought about by the increasing use of technology. -- Lynne Bowker, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa

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