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How Long Does it Take to Read Towards New Ways of Terminology Description?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read Towards New Ways of Terminology Description by Rita Temmerman

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Description

Based on an empirical study of categorisation and lexicalisation processes in a corpus of scientific publications on the life sciences, Rita Temmerman questions the validity of traditional terminology theory. Her findings are that the traditional approach impedes a pragmatic and realistic description of a large number of categories and terms. Inspired by the cognitive sciences, she develops an alternative. The main principles of this new theory imply: a combined semasiological and onomasiological perspective; only few categories can be clearly delineated; form and content of definitions vary according to category types and user's requirements; synonymy and polysemy are functional in special language and a diachronic approach is unavoidable. This last principle implies the varying importance of historical information in definitions, the non-arbitrariness of lexicalisation and the importance of cognitive models. In a last chapter the author shows how the methods and principles of the alternative approach are applicable in terminography and how this is going to have an impact on software for terminological database construction. This book will be valuable for specialists in terminology theory, practising terminographers and for anybody interested in special language, cognitive models and prototype theory.

How long is Towards New Ways of Terminology Description?

Towards New Ways of Terminology Description by Rita Temmerman is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Towards New Ways of Terminology Description Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read Towards New Ways of Terminology Description aloud.

What Reading Level is Towards New Ways of Terminology Description?

Towards New Ways of Terminology Description is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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