Approaching terminological variation in a data base of lexical combinations

Authors

  • Anna Maria Becker Maciel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Patrícia Chittoni Ramos Reuillard Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v26i0p223-240

Keywords:

Terminological variation, Terminological Data Base, Translation, Legal Language, Environmental Terminology

Abstract

The aim of this text is to show how the linguistic phenomenon of variation is approached in a translator-oriented data base online storing lexical combinations of legal language in Portuguese with equivalent expressions in German, Spanish, French, English and Italian. We understand terminological variation as the use of various lexical forms referring to the same concept or meaning with the same function within the discursive context of specialized communication. Lexical combination variation encompasses morphological and syntactic changes, insertion of items and occurrence of synonymy. First, we out line our theoretical reference frame; then, we describe and categorize the variant combinations collected in a multilingual comparable corpus of environmental legislation and their presentation on the database microstructure.

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Author Biographies

  • Anna Maria Becker Maciel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Doutora em Letras pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. MACIEL, A. M. B. Linguagens Especializadas e Terminologia: o passado projetando o futuro. In: PERNA, C.; DELGADO, H.; FINATTO, M. J. B. (Orgs.). Linguagens especializadas em corpora: modos de dizer, interfaces e pesquisas. Porto Alegre: EdiPUCRS, 2010. MACIEL, A. M. B. Terminologia e Corpus. In: TAGNIN, S; BEVILACQUA, C. Corpora na Terminologia. São Paulo: HUB Editorial, 2013: 29-45.
  • Patrícia Chittoni Ramos Reuillard, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Doutora em Letras pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Instituto de Letras e Pós-Graduação da UFRGS: Tradução, Terminologia, Lexicografia e Francês. Vice-coordenadora do Grupo de Pesquisa TERMISUL.

Published

2015-12-29

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How to Cite

Maciel, A. M. B., & Reuillard, P. C. R. (2015). Approaching terminological variation in a data base of lexical combinations. TradTerm, 26, 223-240. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v26i0p223-240