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English Computing Terminology as a System
English Computing Terminology as a System

Author(s): Tatjana Rusko
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: computing term; word-formation; structural model; lexico-semantic category; nomination; system.

Summary/Abstract: The present article is a survey of Modern English computing terminology with focus on ways of terminological word-formation, structural and semantic peculiarities of the terms and their motivation. The anglysis centers around such characteristics as activity, productivity, occurrence, type of lexico-semantic category to distinguish features that prove the system character of computing terminology. Terms for analysis were taken from different English and Lithuanian general and special dictionaries, course books, as well as texts in computing. Understanding computing terms structural and semantic specific features will facilitate teaching and improve academic performance.

  • Issue Year: 18/2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 107-112
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English