1.2.1. Introduction — Terminology

Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn what terminology is, and be introduced to some fundamental concepts of this discipline.

Objectives

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Define the field of terminology.
• Differentiate between a word and a term.
• Recognize different types of terms.
• Explain the purpose of terminology work.
• Explain the various uses of terminology.
• Differentiate between general language and specialized language.
• Differentiate between comparative terminology and monolingual terminology.