Theorising terminology development: Frames from language acquisition and the philosophy of science. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Antia, Bassey; Ianna, Bem
• Is Part Of: Language matters. Volume 47:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: child language acquisition -- expertise types -- knowledge change -- language planning -- methodology -- philosophy of science -- terminology development -- translation; Africa -- Languages -- Periodicals; 496.05
• DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2015.1120768
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-8195

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The manner in which our conceptualisation and practice of terminology development can be informed by processes of knowledge change in child language development and a paradigm shift in disciplines, has been relatively underexplored. As a result, insights into what appears to be fundamental processes of knowledge change have not been employed to reflect on terminology development, its dynamics, requirements and relationship to related fields. In this article, frames of knowledge change in child language development and the philosophy of science are used to examine terminology development as knowledge growth that is signalled lexico-semantically through a range of transformations: addition, deletion, redefinition and reorganisation. The analysis is shown to have implications for work procedures, expertise types, critique, and for the relationships between terminology development and translating.