Terminology throughout history a discipline in the making editd by Kara Warburton & John Humbley

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warburton, Kara, editor.

Humbley, J. (John), editor.

Series:

Terminology and lexicography research and practice 1388-8455 volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terms and phrases--History.

Terms and phrases.

Genre:

Essays

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2025]

Summary:

"Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making is a collection of individual contributions by leading terminology scholars from around the globe who describe historical developments of terminology as a discipline and a field of practice. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive written record of the history of terminology as it evolves from a set of practices to a discipline in its own right. Terminology has witnessed considerable theoretical and methodological developments in recent decades. These changes need to be understood within the context of their historical foundations. The book has three main focus areas. The first examines the prehistory of terminology, going back to the Ancient World, leading to the second, where the pioneers of modern terminology, Eugen Wüster in particular, are placed in their historical context. The final section is an account of how terminology developed in some twenty countries and language communities"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Intro

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Terminology throughout history

Terminology

Varying viewpoints on the early history of terminology

Phases in the development of terminological introspection

Early history

Developments in theory and methodology

Terminology the world over

Summing up

References

Part 1 Early history

Chapter 1 Terminology in Antiquity

1. Introduction

2. Biunivocal terminologies

2.1 Institutions

2.2 Social and kinship terminology

2.3 Measurement

3. Terminologies and polysemy

4. Mixed terminologies

4.1 The same signifier, but a change of referential value

4.2 Creation of new lexemes within Latin

4.3 The arrival of new signifiers

4.4 Other uses of mixed terminologies

5. Approximate terminologies

6. Animals and plants of the first zone

7. Geological and agronomic vocabulary

7.1 A generic term

7.2 Specific terms

7.2.1 Clay, chalk, marl

7.2.2 Limestone

7.2.3 Sand

7.3 From Latin to French and English scientific terminology

7.4 Continuity in everyday vocabulary

7.5 The consequences of a lexical structure by inclusion

8. The remote areas

9. The furthest zone from humans

10. From earth to sea

10.1 The link between the earth and the sea

10.2 Formation of the denominations

10.2.1 Direct denominative process

10.2.2 Indirect denominative process

10.3 Starting point of the transfer

10.4 Denominative metaphor in Latin authors

10.5 The meanings of piscis

10.6 Borrowings from Greek

11. Formation of modern scientific vocabularies

12. Conclusion

Chapter 2 Terminology at the end of the Middle Ages in France

1. Terminologies in the Middle Ages

1.1 A period of reflection on concepts and words

1.2 Lexical specificity

1.3 Medieval directories, glossaries and terminologies

1.4 Scholars, academics and professionals

1.5 Latin and vernaculars

2. French medical vocabulary in the medieval period

2.1 Medicine from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

2.2 Towards a French medical vocabulary

2.3 Translation techniques and the coining of a new vocabulary

3. French botanical terminology during the Middle Ages

4. Conclusion

Chapter 3 Terminology in the 17th and 18th centuries

1. Introduction

2. From nomenclature to terminology in Italy and France

3. Descriptive methods in dictionaries and encyclopaedias

4. Terminology in 18th century scientific and encyclopaedic works

5. From alchemy to the chemistry of Lavoisier and Guyton de Morveau

6. Conclusion

Chapter 4 Exploring terminological processes in the 19th century

2. A century of naming and classifying

3. Cloud classification in the 19th century

3.1 Cloud terms at the beginning of the 19th century

3.1.1 Term formation and neology

3.1.2 The first cloud nomenclatures

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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9027244863

9789027244864

OCLC:

1522536071

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CIPO000253780

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