Experts and Specialised Lexicography: perspectives and needs

Authors

  • Besharat Fathi Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Keywords:

communicative theory of terminology, dictionary use, experts, specialised lexicography

Abstract

This study was performed with two main purposes in mind. The first was to understand and predict the lexicographical needs of experts in communicative situations, while the second was to evaluate specialised dictionaries from experts' point of view, considering their knowledge proficiency and the lack of dictionaries aimed primarily at experts. This paper consists of two main parts. The first presents the theoretical background on experts´ needs based on the functional theory of lexicography (Bergenholtz, Tarp, Nielsen and Kauffman) as well as the communicative theory of terminology (Cabré), while the second looks at experts' expectations about specialised dictionaries based on empirical research. We conducted evaluation experiments where experts were asked to complete a questionnaire either for selecting the most needed information related to their professional tasks or for rating existing specialised dictionaries.

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Author Biography

Besharat Fathi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Estudiant de doctorat a l’Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2012-2015) i Màster en Lingüística per la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2011-2012). Prèviament, ha estat vinculada professionalment

a l’Acadèmia de llengua i literatura perses (2005-2011), on va cooperar en el buidatge i la recollida de termes tècnics de diversos camps d’estudi. També ha participat en congressos nacionals i internacionals com ara Dan-Term (2013), RiTerm (2012), National Proteomics Congress [Iran] (2010), National Biology Conference [Iran] (2010) i ha publicat algun l’article.

Dossier: Terminologia i energies Semblança: Oriol Riba i Arderiu (1923-2011)

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Published

2014-06-27

How to Cite

Fathi, B. (2014). Experts and Specialised Lexicography: perspectives and needs. Terminàlia, 1(9), 12–21. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/Terminalia/article/view/75079

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No. 9: June 2014

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