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Sur la terminologie scientifique cynégétique en langue courante
Scientific cynegetic terminology in everyday language

Author(s): Ioana-Crina Coroi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: speech situations; scientific discourse; scientific terminology; forestry; hunting;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at pinpointing a series of speech situations within the area of technical discourse which show that the scientific terminology has gradually permeated everyday speech. Our analysis will focus on the hunting-related terminology, as a subfield of the forestry domain. The lexical richness and the beauty of the hunting-related phrases which have come to be commonly used in everyday speech demonstrate that the scientific discourse is not an isolated area in the language economy but a generous field offering any speaker the possibility to actuate legitimate interferences throughout the communication act.

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 211-218
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: French