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Abstract

[...]IT EXPLORES LINGUISTIC FEATURES, INCLUDING NEOLOGISMS, COMPOUND NOUNS, AND POLYSEMY, HIGHLIGHTING THE EVOLVING NATURE OF LANGUAGE IN RESPONSE TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS. [...]the development of industry standards and regulations entails the establishment of standardized terminology. Ultimately, the adoption of specific technological terms can be influenced by popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and media coverage. Since many of the terms represent very specific IT&C concepts that are predominantly used in expert-to-expert communication, we do not expect the general language dictionaries to contain all. [...]I check if the selected terms have entries in two internationally well-known dictionaries of English, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Cambridge Dictionary. SPECIALIZED TERMS IN GENERAL ENGLISH DICTIONARIES Dictionaries serve as invaluable cultural and historical documents as they capture the language used during specific periods and provide insights into the development of technology and scientific knowledge throughout history. [...]dictionaries play a crucial role in language standardization, particularly when dealing with technical terms and abbreviations.

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Title
LEXICOGRAPHY IN IT&C: MAPPING THE LANGUAGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Author
Coancă, Mariana 1 

 Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania 
Pages
89-97
Section
Social Sciences
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Mar 2024
Publisher
University Constantin Brancusi of Târgu-Jiu
ISSN
22474455
e-ISSN
22859632
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3141583498
Copyright
© 2024. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.