Terminology Principles
Jan 13, 2012
- Transparency:
- Can the reader understand what the concept is about by looking at the term?
- Consistency:
- Is the new term or appellation consistent with the naming in the subject field? Or does it introduce new aspects at least very deliberately or only when necessary?
- Appropriateness:
- Are the connotations evoked by the designation intentional? And do they follow “established patterns of meaning within the language community?”
- Linguistic economy:
- Is the term or appellation as short as possible, so as to avoid arbitrary abbreviations by users?
- Derivability and compoundability:
- Is it easy to form other terms, e.g. compounds, with the new term?
- Linguistic correctness:
- Does the new designation conform to morphological, morphosyntactic, and phonological norms of the language?
- Preference for native language:
- Is the new term or appellation borrowed from another language? Or could it be replaced by a native-language designation?
Source:
ISO 704:2009: Terminology work - Principles and methods via Barbara Inge Karsch.
In Greek these principles are respectively Διαφάνεια, Συνέπεια, Καταλληλότητα, Οικονομία, Παραγωγικότητα (και συνθετικότητα), Ορθότητα and Εντοπιότητα, according to ΕΛΟΤ 402
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