1. TERMINOLOGY AND TRANSLATION

2. FOCUS ON: Terminology and LSP
Terminological studies find their application in LSP. LSP is here taken in a very broad sense: not just the language of science, but the language of specific domains, i.e. domains characterized by specific knowledge and shared terminology (fashion, archaeology, food industry, textile or footwear industry, chemistry, environment, etc.). Different language levels (formal language, popular language, technical jargon) and variants are also included.

3. TOPICS Terminology as a discipline What is terminology?
What is a term?
Terms and concepts
Terminology Management and Translation
Mapping the concepts
Developing “good” definitions
Using reliable sources
Planning terminological records
Exploring the web
Finding the equivalents

4. What is terminology?
It is the name of an academic and professional discipline associated with studying and managing specialized lexical items (terms). Terminology also serves «the purpose of facilitating communication in special languages» by collecting, structuring and organizing information according to «the words, terms and expressions needed in special communication» (Sager 1990:5).
As a branch of linguistics, terminology is closely related to lexicology (defining words and creating dictionaries), but with a focus on concepts (analysis, definition, denotation) in special domains.
Terminology is not just a question of meaning conveyed by terms, but rather it is a question of concepts that find their medium in linguistic form within a specific field of knowledge.
As a discipline, terminology supports content creation, translation and other forms of knowledge management (creation of databases, creation of glossaries, etc.)
Terminology can refer to a set of terms in a specialized area (e.g. the terminology of medicine or of the footwear industry).

5. What is a term? A term can be a single word (simple term, bone),
a multi-word expression (complex term, bone mineral density),
a symbol (©, ®, Na, Ca)
a formula (H2O; a + 0 = a)
names of posts (Prime Minister; CEO, Chief Executive Officer)
that designates a particular concept within a given subject field.