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Apie teisės terminijos formavimąsi
Concerning the Formation of Legal Terminology

Author(s): Sergiusz Griniewicz
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: proto-terms; terminology forming; hyperonymy; semantic field;, synonymy;

Summary/Abstract: In the vocabulary of every language there exists a layer between common words and terms consisting of so-called proto-terms. It is connected with the period of transition from pre-scientific to scientific stages of cognition and early stages of formation of scientific terminologies. Investigating proto-terms reveals main tendencies in emergence of terminologies and evolution of mind.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 6-20
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English