The English Term Rate – Etymology, Diachronic Variation and Its Romanian Equivalents in Medical Language
The English Term Rate – Etymology, Diachronic Variation and Its Romanian Equivalents in Medical Language
Author(s): Iulia Cristina FrînculescuSubject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: diachronical survey; polysemy; medical terminology
Summary/Abstract: In English, rate is a polysemic word which transgresses the boundary between common language and specialized terminologies. The present study starts with a diachronical survey of the term. Our intent is to review its history, probing its origin, the older and the current meanings, and its ties with the medical field. The historical journey leads us to its present-day functioning as a polysemic word in medical language. Finally, the paper reviews the Romanian equivalents of the medical term rate.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova. Seria Ştiinţe Filologice. Lingvistică
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 64-71
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English