Reasons for discarding the term ‘diàcrisi’ in typography (and an alternative)

Authors

  • Pere Farrando Canals

Keywords:

text editing, proofreading, orthotypography, typography, diacrisis, italics, bold, double quotes, marking

Abstract

This paper seeks to advise typography and copy editing experts about the need to reject diàcrisi and diacrític as terms because of their lack of suitability, having considered their etymological meaning and reviewed the literature in which they are defined. Amongst several other possible common expressions, we focus on one option: the word marcatge, as used in general language.

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Author Biography

Pere Farrando Canals

Llicenciat en Filologia Catalana per la Universitat de Barcelona i corrector de professió. Ensenya composició del text en el màster de Tipografia Avançada de l'Escola Eina i està interessat en diversos temes entorn del text imprès, com són la tipografia de la pàgina i del text, la correcció i les convencions gràfiques. Ha publicat el llibre Sobre la cursiva (2008) i té en marxa el curs InDesign per a no dissenyadors. Manté el web www.preedicio.com.

Dossier: Tesis doctorals sobre terminologia (1999-2010) Semblança: Joaquim Torrens-Ibern (1909-1975)

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Published

2011-01-15

How to Cite

Farrando Canals, P. (2011). Reasons for discarding the term ‘diàcrisi’ in typography (and an alternative). Terminàlia, 2(2), 17–22. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/Terminalia/article/view/41188

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No. 2: December 2010

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