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Document Details : Title: Dictionaries of Linguistic Terminology Subtitle: A Systematic Bibliography Author(s): JANSE, Mark , SWIGGERS, Pierre Journal: Orbis Volume: 39 Date: 1996-1997 Pages: 209-220 DOI: 10.2143/ORB.39.1.519450 Abstract : The current proliferation of theories and models in linguistics — which, in principle, could be a source of rejoiceful fascination with the multiplicity of language phenomena — is often a source of frustration and perplexity, not in the least for the benevolent linguist who wants to gain insight in various linguistic approaches. The difficulty is increased by the use of extremely divergent terminologies, reflecting on the one hand diverse theoretical approaches, and obscuring on the other hand fundamental convergences. We still lack a “comparative dictionary” of linguistic terminology, and we are forced to have recourse to a number of dictionaries of linguistic terminology which mention corresponding terms in a limited set of theoretical models, or in a number of linguistic traditions. If the prospect of a unified linguistic terminology seems utopian today, one can at least hope that a systematic “metalexicography” establishes itself, taking as its object the theoretical terms of “linguistic discourse” and aiming at assessing the basic principles for the translation of technical terms. |
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