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OverviewThe dynamics and systematicity of terminology: this book addresses these essential and intriguing aspects of terminology, by using quantitative methodologies which have been underutilized in the field to date. Through the analysis of the Japanese terminologies of six domains and with special reference to the dynamic behaviour and the status of borrowed and native morphemes, the book reveals: (a) how borrowed and native morphemes contribute to the construction of these terminologies, and how these contributions are likely to change as the terminologies grow; (b) how borrowed and native morphemes contribute to the systematicity or systematic representation of conceptual systems; and (c) how borrowed and native morphemes are related to each other and to what extent they are mixed in constructing terminologies. It also examines the epistemological implications of applying these quantitative methodologies, which leads back to such essential questions as the relationship between terminology as a whole and individual terms and what we understand terms to be when we talk about the growth of terminologies. The book should be of interest to a wide audience, including theoretical terminologists, terminographers, quantitative linguists, computational linguists, lexicologists and lexicographers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kyo Kageura (University of Tokyo)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 15 Weight: 0.625kg ISBN: 9789027223395ISBN 10: 9027223394 Pages: 243 Publication Date: 11 December 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Acknowledgements; 2. Preface; 3. Part I. Background; 4. 1. The sphere of terminology; 5. 2. The nature of terminological data; 6. Part II. Distributional dynamics; 7. 3. The mathematical framework and the status of data; 8. 4. The dynamics of morphemes in terminologies; 9. 5. Interpretative and epistemological examination; 10. Part III. Tropistic structure; 11. 6. Terminological structure and network representations; 12. 7. The tropistic nature of terminologies; 13. 8. The status of morphemes in terminological structures; 14. Part IV. Conclusions; 15. 9. Quantitative approaches to terminology in perspective; 16. Bibliography; 17. Author index; 18. Subject indexReviewsBesides its linguistic value this study makes an important contribution to the history and development of science and technology in Japan. [...] Besides its intrinsic value for the closer understanding of Japanese terminology, the book makes a significant contribution to the methodology of quantitative analysis of languages in general. -- Juan C. Sager, University of Manchester Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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