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Intensional definitions

  • Georg Löckinger , Hendrik J. Kockaert and Gerhard Budin
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Handbook of Terminology
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Abstract

The present chapter deals with intensional definitions, which are one of the most widely used types of definition. While it is necessary to discuss the relevant theoretical background, the present chapter is mainly meant to be a concise, yet comprehensive practical tool for language professionals and domain experts alike. They often have the task of writing intensional definitions in various text production and terminology management settings. Consequently, the present chapter serves a twofold purpose: (1) to summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge on intensional definitions from a terminology science and terminology management point of view and (2) to assist language professionals and domain experts in writing and assessing intensional definitions in their daily work. Also, future options to semi-automatically exploit intensional definitions are outlined.

Abstract

The present chapter deals with intensional definitions, which are one of the most widely used types of definition. While it is necessary to discuss the relevant theoretical background, the present chapter is mainly meant to be a concise, yet comprehensive practical tool for language professionals and domain experts alike. They often have the task of writing intensional definitions in various text production and terminology management settings. Consequently, the present chapter serves a twofold purpose: (1) to summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge on intensional definitions from a terminology science and terminology management point of view and (2) to assist language professionals and domain experts in writing and assessing intensional definitions in their daily work. Also, future options to semi-automatically exploit intensional definitions are outlined.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction ix
  4. Foreword xvii
  5. Part I. Fundamentals for term base development
  6. Terms and specialized vocabulary 3
  7. Frames as a framework for terminology 14
  8. How to build terminology science? 34
  9. Terminology and lexicography 45
  10. Intensional definitions 60
  11. Enumerations count 82
  12. Associative relations and instrumentality in causality 101
  13. Ontological definition 128
  14. Domain specificity 153
  15. Getting to the core of a terminological project 180
  16. Part II. Methods and technology
  17. Automatic Term Extraction 203
  18. Terminology tools 222
  19. Concept modeling vs. data modeling in practice 250
  20. Machine translation, translation memory and terminology management 276
  21. Part III. Management and quality assurance (QA)
  22. Terminology work and crowdsourcing 291
  23. Terminology and translation 304
  24. Managing terminology projects 324
  25. Terminology management within a translation quality assurance process 341
  26. Managing terminology in commercial environments 360
  27. TBX: A terminology exchange format for the translation and localization industry 393
  28. Part IV. Case studies
  29. Using frame semantics to build a bilingual lexical resource on legal terminology 427
  30. Terminology and localization 451
  31. Part V. Language and terminology
  32. Language policy and terminology in South Africa 467
  33. Language policies and terminology policies in Canada 489
  34. Part VI. Terminology and interculturality
  35. The social and organizational context of terminology work 507
  36. Index 521
https://doi.org/10.1075/hot.1.int1

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction ix
  4. Foreword xvii
  5. Part I. Fundamentals for term base development
  6. Terms and specialized vocabulary 3
  7. Frames as a framework for terminology 14
  8. How to build terminology science? 34
  9. Terminology and lexicography 45
  10. Intensional definitions 60
  11. Enumerations count 82
  12. Associative relations and instrumentality in causality 101
  13. Ontological definition 128
  14. Domain specificity 153
  15. Getting to the core of a terminological project 180
  16. Part II. Methods and technology
  17. Automatic Term Extraction 203
  18. Terminology tools 222
  19. Concept modeling vs. data modeling in practice 250
  20. Machine translation, translation memory and terminology management 276
  21. Part III. Management and quality assurance (QA)
  22. Terminology work and crowdsourcing 291
  23. Terminology and translation 304
  24. Managing terminology projects 324
  25. Terminology management within a translation quality assurance process 341
  26. Managing terminology in commercial environments 360
  27. TBX: A terminology exchange format for the translation and localization industry 393
  28. Part IV. Case studies
  29. Using frame semantics to build a bilingual lexical resource on legal terminology 427
  30. Terminology and localization 451
  31. Part V. Language and terminology
  32. Language policy and terminology in South Africa 467
  33. Language policies and terminology policies in Canada 489
  34. Part VI. Terminology and interculturality
  35. The social and organizational context of terminology work 507
  36. Index 521
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