Indeterminacy in terminology and LSP : studies in honour of Heribert Picht /
This book deals with the oft-neglected tensions between perspicuity and fuzziness in specialised communication. It describes the manifestations, functions and implications of indeterminacy phenomena in a range of LSP specialisations where it has been customary to expect precision and consistency. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2007
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| Series: | Terminology and lexicography research and practice ;
v. 8. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Indeterminacy in Terminology and LSP; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Photo of Prof. em. fil. dr. h.c. Heribert Picht; Table of contents; Foreword; Introduction
- LSP studies: making a virtue of uncertainty; section 1 Indeterminacy. Lexical perspectives; chapter 1; Indeterminacy, context, economy and well-formedness in specialist communication.; Øivin Andersen; chapter 2; Lexical chains in technical translation; A case study in indeterminacy; Margaret Rogers; chapter 3; Eliminating Indeterminacy; Towards Linguistic Aspects of Anthropogenesis; Sergej Griniewicz (Grinev); chapter 4.
