Essays on terminology: Alain Rey ; translated and edited by Juan C. Sager ; introduction by Bruno de Bessé

'Are all children exposed to the same linguistic input, and do they follow the same route in acquisition? The answer is no: The language that children hear differs even within a social class or cultural setting, as do the paths individual children take. The linguistic signal itself is also variable, both within and across speakers - the same sound is different across words; the same speech act can be realized with different constructions. The challenge here is to explain, given their diversity of experience, how children arrive at similar generalizations about their first language. This volume brings together studies of phonology, morphology, and syntax in development, to present a new perspective on how experience and variation shape children's linguistic generalizations. The papers deal with variation in forms, learning processes, and speaker features, and assess the impact of variation on the mechanisms and outcomes of language learning.' Origins And Development Of Terminology -- Theoretical Issues In Terminology -- A New Era For Terminology : From Social Aspect To Theory -- The Concept Of Neologism And The Evolution Of Terminologies In Individual Languages -- Terminologies : A Challenge To Lexicologists -- Applied Terminology -- Terminology And Lexicography -- Terminologies And Terminography -- Description And Control Of Terminologies -- Linguistic And Terminological Standardisations From The Perspective Of Their Legal Status -- Terminology In A General Language Dictionary Of French : Le Grand Robert. Collection Of Previously Published Material Translated From The French. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [199]-213) And Indexes. A carefully selected collection of essays by the most renowned specialist in terminology in France, now published in English. The chapters deal with the origins of terminology, theoretical issues, social aspects, neologisms and evolution, lexicology and lexicography, applied issues, description and control, standardization and terminology in "Le Grand Robert." It contains the revised and translated chapters of Rey's famous "La Terminologie" "noms et notions" and other recent articles in English. This book is essential reading for terminology theorists and practitioners and will serve as elementary reading in Terminology training. It includes a complete bibliography of Alain Rey's writings." Content: Origins and development of terminology -- Theoretical issues in terminology -- A new era for terminology : from social aspect to theory -- The concept of neologism and the evolution of terminologies in individual languages -- Terminologies : a challenge to lexicologists -- Applied terminology -- Terminology and lexicography -- Terminologies and terminography -- Description and control of terminologies -- Linguistic and terminological standardisations from the perspective of their legal status -- Terminology in a general language dictionary of French : le Grand Robert. This text presents essays on the history, nature and use of terminology in language.