Term as a fundamental item of terminology

In this article, we analyse advantages and disadvantages of approximately 60 definitions of the notion “term” proposed in Russian, English, and Chinese sources over the last 40 years. We then define the “term” as a linguistic unit that 1) conforms to the literary or professional norm and 2) either has a definition or is motivated by its parts, terminological elements, at least one of them having a definition of its own.

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Chinese, English, Russian, terminology

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18.12.2017

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18.12.2017

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GOST	Shelov S., Shufang S. Term as a fundamental item of terminology // Voprosy Jazykoznanija – 2017. – Issue 6 C. 102-114 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/vopjaz/s0373658x0003840-3-1-en (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0003840-3
MLA	Shelov, Serguey D, Shufang, Sun "Term as a fundamental item of terminology." Voprosy Jazykoznanija 6 (2017):102-114. DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0003840-3
APA	Shelov S., Shufang S. (2017). Term as a fundamental item of terminology. Voprosy Jazykoznanija (6), pp.102-114 DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0003840-3

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