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IntroductionIntroduction Lexicography and Terminography are
Lexicography and Terminography are specialised professions
concerned with the specialised professions concerned with the
compilation and editing of dictionaries.compilation and editing of
dictionaries. Lexicographers document the words of the
Lexicographers document the words of the vocabulary of the general
language.vocabulary of the general language. Terminographers
document the terms of Terminographers document the terms of
specific subject areas, domains or disciplines.specific subject
areas, domains or disciplines. This paper concerns itself with the
similarities This paper concerns itself with the similarities and
the differences between the two and the differences between the two
professions.professions.
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LexicographyLexicography
or profession of writing and editing
dictionaries.
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Lexicography (cont.)Lexicography (cont.) Lexicography comprises the
recording of the Lexicography comprises the recording of the words
in the vocabulary of the language into a words in the vocabulary of
the language into a specific systematised format (e.g. specific
systematised format (e.g. alphabetically).alphabetically).
Lexicography has two basic components:Lexicography has two basic
components:
The The theoretical componenttheoretical component which consists
of the which consists of the general principlesgeneral principles
of the applied scienceof the applied science theoretical
principlestheoretical principles that form the basis for the that
form the basis for the general usage and expert principles;
andgeneral usage and expert principles; and
The The practical componentpractical component which deals with the
which deals with the applied scienceapplied science ofof
compilationcompilation andand editingediting of of
dictionaries.dictionaries.
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Lexicography (cont.)Lexicography (cont.) Lexicography is the
process in which linguistic Lexicography is the process in which
linguistic information is being recorded, processed and information
is being recorded, processed and compiled in a specific
lexicographical format.compiled in a specific lexicographical
format. The result of the lexicographical process is usually The
result of the lexicographical process is usually a wordlist,
glossary, dictionary, thesaurus or a wordlist, glossary,
dictionary, thesaurus or electronic (computerised)
databank.electronic (computerised) databank. Information supplied:
Information supplied:
spelling, pronunciation, definition/explanation spelling,
pronunciation, definition/explanation (semantics), syllabification,
translation equivalents, (semantics), syllabification, translation
equivalents, derived forms and compounds, grammatical class,
derived forms and compounds, grammatical class, usage (syntax),
cross reference to other entries, usage (syntax), cross reference
to other entries, illustrations, etymology, source references,
etc.illustrations, etymology, source references, etc.
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Lexicography (cont.)Lexicography (cont.) A comprehensive general
dictionary comprises A comprehensive general dictionary comprises
all aspects of a given source language, i.e. all aspects of a given
source language, i.e. common words, colloquial words, dialectal
common words, colloquial words, dialectal varieties, archaic words,
etymology of words, varieties, archaic words, etymology of words,
words in literature, science, technology, slang, words in
literature, science, technology, slang, vulgar words, deprecated
words, sexist words, vulgar words, deprecated words, sexist words,
taboo wordstaboo words, etc., etc. A dictionary is an inventory of
the vocabulary of A dictionary is an inventory of the vocabulary of
a particular language, as well as a tool for a particular language,
as well as a tool for communication in a particular language or in
communication in a particular language or in different languages
(cf. Zgusta 1984)different languages (cf. Zgusta 1984)
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Lexicography (cont.)Lexicography (cont.)
A dictionary is a retrieval system in which A dictionary is a
retrieval system in which are stored against the words of a
language, are stored against the words of a language, explanations
of the meanings of those explanations of the meanings of those
words and the ways in which they are used words and the ways in
which they are used (Keating 1979).(Keating 1979).
The dictionary should contain enough The dictionary should contain
enough information to allow the dictionary user to information to
allow the dictionary user to successfully determine relevant
information successfully determine relevant information (Zgusta
1984).(Zgusta 1984).
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Verbal vocabularyVerbal vocabulary Written vocabularyWritten
vocabulary
The vocabulary of a particular language is The vocabulary of a
particular language is documented in a monolingual
dictionarydocumented in a monolingual dictionary Different
languages are compared in Different languages are compared in
bilingual and multilingual dictionariesbilingual and multilingual
dictionaries General dictionaries are General dictionaries are
wordword--orientedoriented rather than topicrather than
topic--oriented (Cluver 1989)oriented (Cluver 1989)
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Lexicography (cont.)Lexicography (cont.)
Dictionaries serve as aids to the Dictionaries serve as aids to the
comprehension (decoding) or to the comprehension (decoding) or to
the generation (encoding) of texts in a language generation
(encoding) of texts in a language or languages.or languages.
Lexicography combines the double aim of Lexicography combines the
double aim of general collecting of data on the lexicon of a
general collecting of data on the lexicon of a language with
providing an information and language with providing an information
and advisory service to language usersadvisory service to language
users
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TerminographyTerminography
lexicography that deals with technical and
scientific terms. The vocabulary (called
terminology) of a subject is the group of
words (called terms) that are typically used
when discussing it.
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Terminography (cont.)Terminography (cont.) Terminology refers to a
Terminology refers to a technical technical vocabularyvocabulary,
i.e. a collection of terms which , i.e. a collection of terms which
has a certain has a certain coherencecoherence because the terms
because the terms belong to a belong to a single subject areasingle
subject area..
The conceptual system underlying terms The conceptual system
underlying terms belonging to a subject field or domain show
belonging to a subject field or domain show such a closesuch a
close genericgeneric, , hierarchicalhierarchical or or associative
relationshipassociative relationship that it is that it is
impossible to regard them as impossible to regard them as common
common wordswords belonging to the general vocabulary belonging to
the general vocabulary of the layperson.of the layperson.
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Equivalent relation
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Hierarchical relation
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Generic relation
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Subset relation
Hierarchical relation
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Associative relation
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Terminography (cont.)Terminography (cont.) Terminology is concerned
Terminology is concerned with the study and with the study and use
of the systems of symbols and linguistic use of the systems of
symbols and linguistic signs employed for human communication in
signs employed for human communication in specialised areas of
knowledge and specialised areas of knowledge and
activitiesactivities (Sager 1990)(Sager 1990) Terminology is the
study of the field of Terminology is the study of the field of
activity concerned with the collection, activity concerned with the
collection, description, processing and presentation of
description, processing and presentation of terms, which have a
certain coherence terms, which have a certain coherence because the
terms belong to specialised because the terms belong to specialised
areas of usage in one or more languages (cf. areas of usage in one
or more languages (cf. Sager 1990)Sager 1990)
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single term, compound word, phrase, single term, compound word,
phrase,
collocation, numeral, acronym, letter word, collocation, numeral,
acronym, letter word,
abbreviation, chemical symbol, formula, abbreviation, chemical
symbol, formula,
barcode, icon, mnemonic sign, etc.barcode, icon, mnemonic sign,
etc.
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Terminography (cont.)Terminography (cont.) Terminology is discussed
in the context of linguistics, Terminology is discussed in the
context of linguistics, information science, computational
linguistics, etc.information science, computational linguistics,
etc.
Terminology/terminography can be regarded as a
Terminology/terminography can be regarded as a number of practices
that have evolved around the number of practices that have evolved
around the creation of terms, their collection, explication,
creation of terms, their collection, explication, presentation and
dissemination.presentation and dissemination.
Terminography is an interdisciplinary practice linking
Terminography is an interdisciplinary practice linking linguistics,
logic, ontology and information sciences linguistics, logic,
ontology and information sciences with a variety of different
subject areas and domains.with a variety of different subject areas
and domains.
The common element being the concern with the The common element
being the concern with the formal organisation of the complex
relationships formal organisation of the complex relationships
between concepts and terms.between concepts and terms.
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Terminological triangleTerminological triangle
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rectangle reghoek unxande uxande calandze, irekthengeli uncamane,
uhlangothine khutlonnetsepa rekthenkele rekithiengele
yinhla-dzi-mune, rhekithengele
A rectangle is a shape which has four sides and four angles, each
of which is a right angle. Each side has the same length as the
side opposite to it.
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Terminography (cont.)Terminography (cont.) Terminology has a
restricted registerTerminology has a restricted register The
conceptual system of sciences is more The conceptual system of
sciences is more systematic and exact than that of the systematic
and exact than that of the general environmentgeneral environment
Definitions remain extremely important since Definitions remain
extremely important since they describe the meaning of conceptsthey
describe the meaning of concepts Definitions serve to standardise
terms Definitions serve to standardise terms especially in
scientific and technical especially in scientific and technical
language.language.
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Definition:Definition: The terms The terms arsonist arsonist andand
pyromaniacpyromaniac describe a person describe a person who sets
fire to an objectwho sets fire to an object, , but:but:
ArsonistArsonist An An arsonistarsonist is a is a criminalcriminal
who who deliberately sets deliberately sets firefire to something,
to something, especially a especially a buildingbuilding
PyromaniacPyromaniac A A pyromaniacpyromaniac is a is a person who
person who cannot cannot control the desire to control the desire
to set fire set fire to things, to things, often because of a often
because of a mental illnessmental illness
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Terminography (cont.)Terminography (cont.) The terminology
(vocabulary) of a subject is The terminology (vocabulary) of a
subject is the group of terms (words) that are typically the group
of terms (words) that are typically used in the specific
subject.used in the specific subject.
A dictionary containing terms is known as: A dictionary containing
terms is known as: a technical dictionary, a technical dictionary,
a subject dictionary, a subject dictionary, a term list, a term
list, a terminological dictionary or a terminological dictionary or
a dictionary for specialised purposesa dictionary for specialised
purposes
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Terms are the linguistic representation of Terms are the linguistic
representation of concepts (Sager 1990)concepts (Sager 1990)
A technical dictionary contains the A technical dictionary contains
the standardised termsstandardised terms of a particular subject or
of a particular subject or domaindomain
Technical dictionaries are therefore Technical dictionaries are
therefore subjectsubject-- orientedoriented
Terminology is divided by subject field Terminology is divided by
subject field beforebefore it is ordered in it is ordered in any
other wayany other way
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Terminology work isTerminology work is concept oriented concept
oriented Point of departure: Point of departure: conceptconcept
Principally Principally subject orientedsubject oriented rather
than rather than language orientedlanguage oriented One to one
relationOne to one relation between between conceptconcept and and
termterm for for exact communicationexact communication Terminology
is a Terminology is a standardising processstandardising
process
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Similarities Similarities There is no crucial difference between
There is no crucial difference between common language and
specialised common language and specialised (technical) language
(technical) language –– it is merely a it is merely a continuum of
registers, where words continuum of registers, where words
gradually change into terms and where gradually change into terms
and where meanings gradually become more specific.meanings
gradually become more specific.
In a holistic sense workers in both In a holistic sense workers in
both professions use the same basic principles professions use the
same basic principles and procedures to record and disseminate.and
procedures to record and disseminate.
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Similarities (cont.)Similarities (cont.) Lexicography and
terminography are Lexicography and terminography are methodological
facets of the profession with methodological facets of the
profession with its first objective the systematic description its
first objective the systematic description and documentation of the
usage of words or and documentation of the usage of words or terms
of a specific language community with terms of a specific language
community with its discernible culture and subcultures.its
discernible culture and subcultures. The typology of the products
shows that The typology of the products shows that both professions
compile monolingual, both professions compile monolingual,
bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.bilingual and multilingual
dictionaries. These products can be explanatory or These products
can be explanatory or merely translating dictionaries.merely
translating dictionaries.
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Similarities (cont.)Similarities (cont.) Documents the words/terms
of a language Documents the words/terms of a language according to
the spelling and orthography rules according to the spelling and
orthography rules of the given language.of the given language.
Macrostructure: Macrostructure:
Alphabetical; retrogradeAlphabetical; retrograde Unidirectional;
bidirectionalUnidirectional; bidirectional Front matter; central
matter; back matterFront matter; central matter; back matter
Microstructure:Microstructure: Explicit informationExplicit
information Implicit informationImplicit information Information
classesInformation classes
Mediostructure:Mediostructure: CrossCross--referencing
systemreferencing system
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BACK MATTER
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Similarities (cont.)Similarities (cont.) The same basic methods are
being used to The same basic methods are being used to describe the
concept designated by the describe the concept designated by the
basic word or term.basic word or term. Therefore the process of
lexicography and Therefore the process of lexicography and
terminography can be placed on a terminography can be placed on a
continuous scale.continuous scale. This continuum stretches from
contextThis continuum stretches from context-- dependent meanings
in lexicography to dependent meanings in lexicography to
contextcontext--free meanings in terminography free meanings in
terminography (see Cluver 1992).(see Cluver 1992).
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Similarities (cont.)Similarities (cont.) Instead of dividing
language in different Instead of dividing language in different
registers, it could reflect a scale on which registers, it could
reflect a scale on which language functions language functions ––
from informal (from informal (slang, slang, vulgarvulgar) to the
highly formal registers () to the highly formal registers (science,
science, technologytechnology) with various shades in between.)
with various shades in between. The different shades implicate
different grades The different shades implicate different grades of
standardisation (of standardisation (i.e. some registers in i.e.
some registers in terminology where standardisation is
difficultterminology where standardisation is difficult) ) and
general language where it is difficult to and general language
where it is difficult to regulate (regulate (e.g. emotive
connotationse.g. emotive connotations))
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DifferencesDifferences LexicographyLexicography
Documents the words Documents the words of language(s).of
language(s). Accepts the Accepts the arbitrariness of the
arbitrariness of the sign.sign. The aim is to The aim is to
document, describe document, describe and preserve the and preserve
the vocabulary and its vocabulary and its derivations within
derivations within general language general language
usage.usage.
TerminographyTerminography Documents the terminology of Documents
the terminology of subject fields, domains, subject fields,
domains, disciplines.disciplines. Strives to systematise principles
Strives to systematise principles of designation and to name of
designation and to name concepts according to preconcepts according
to pre-- specified principles.specified principles. The aim is to
concentrate on a The aim is to concentrate on a representation of
the terminology representation of the terminology of language for
special purposes. of language for special purposes. Attention is
given to user needs Attention is given to user needs for
information on a specific, for information on a specific, marked
area of human activity.marked area of human activity.
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Point of departure: Point of departure: languagelanguage Interested
in Interested in spokenspoken and and writtenwritten form of
languageform of language Descriptive approach, Descriptive
approach, describe and preservedescribe and preserve Records
Records all the wordsall the words of of a given language a given
language (common, colloquial, jargon, (common, colloquial, jargon,
dialects, slang, vulgar, dialects, slang, vulgar, archaic,
literature, archaic, literature, specialised)specialised)
TerminographyTerminography Point of departure: Point of departure:
subject field/domainsubject field/domain Interested mainly in
Interested mainly in writtenwritten form of languageform of
language Prescriptive approach, Prescriptive approach, describe
concepts by describe concepts by means of definitions and means of
definitions and terms to standardiseterms to standardise Records
terms of Records terms of different subject fields, different
subject fields, domains and disciplines domains and disciplines
(polythematic)(polythematic)
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Differences (cont.)Differences (cont.)
LexicographyLexicography
Semasiological Semasiological (meaning) approach (meaning) approach
which starts at the which starts at the word and looks for its word
and looks for its meaningmeaning
Emotional connotationsEmotional connotations could be attached to
could be attached to words, resulting in a words, resulting in a
shift of meaningshift of meaning
TerminographyTerminography Onomasiological Onomasiological (naming)
approach (naming) approach which starts at the which starts at the
concept and creates concept and creates a name (term) for the a
name (term) for the conceptconcept Terms are exactTerms are exact:
One : One concept equals one concept equals one term. No emotional
term. No emotional connotations to be connotations to be attached
to terms.attached to terms.
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ConclusionConclusion Several similarities between Lexicography
Several similarities between Lexicography and Terminographyand
Terminography Distinct professions with clearly demarcated Distinct
professions with clearly demarcated working areas, several
differencesworking areas, several differences The points of
departure and methods of The points of departure and methods of
work differ work differ The functions of the terminographer cannot
The functions of the terminographer cannot be taken over by a
lexicographer and be taken over by a lexicographer and vice vice
versaversa
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