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Kai kurie terminų sinonimijos aspektai
Some aspects of synonymy of terms

Author(s): Asta Mitkevičienė
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Semantics, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: synonymous terms; synonyms of terms; lexical synonyms; grammatical synonyms; aspect synonyms; motivational attribute; synonymous term recognition; hypertonies;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with a significant terminology problem – synonymy of terms. It discusses some aspects of synonymy of terms, which have gained little or no attention in Lithuanian terminology. Statements are based on and illustrated with terms of humanities (linguistics, literary science, musicology, art, architecture, aesthetics etc.). In the first section conception of synonyms and the limits of synonymy in terminology are briefly surveyed. The second section deals with the types of synonymous terms by three criteria: structure of terms, level of language, root of terms. The traditional approach of the Lithuanian linguistics on synonymy is followed and some specific types of synonymous terms are identified.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 39-60
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Lithuanian