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R. ALBU, TerminologyWorksheet for Lecture 5b
5b. SUBJET!"#EL$ RESEAR%
St&ges of Sub'ect!"iel( Rese&rch
). $etermining the *b'ecti+es
The st&rting oint of &ny sub'ect!fiel( -ork is to
(etermine
the urose,
t&rget &u(ience &n(
scoe of the rese&rch
in con'unction -ith the client.
. Estim&ting the Resources
%um&n resources/ %o- m&ny terminologists &re nee(e(
to
con(uct the rese&rch0 #s suort st&ff
&+&il&ble to key in
terminologic&l (&t&0 Are one or more sub'ect!fiel(
seci&lists
&ble to &rtici&te in the +&rious st&ges of
the -ork0
$ocument&ry resources/ Are origin&l (ocuments 1not
tr&nsl&tions2 &+&il&ble in the source
&n( t&rget l&ngu&ges0 Are
+oc&bul&ries or gloss&ries &+&il&ble in
the sub'ect fiel( or in
rel&te( fiel(s0 Are comuteri3e( bibliogr&hic
(&t&b&ses
&ccessible0 $o terminology b&nks cont&in
m&teri&l on the
sub'ect fiel(0
"in&nci&l resources/ Wh&t &re the
fin&nci&l resources re4uire(0
Are sufficient fun(s &+&il&ble0
. Becoming "&mili&r -ith the "iel(
6. Selecting the $ocument&tion
6.) Loc&ting the $ocument&tion
The rese&rch (ocument&tion c&n inclu(e te7tbooks,
h&n(books &n(st&n(&r(s ublishe( by n&tion&l
st&n(&r(s &ssoci&tions like STAS,the SA
1&n&(& St&n(&r(s Associ&tion2 &n( AST8
1Americ&nSociety for Testing &n( 8&teri&ls2.
$ocuments c&n be tr&cke( (o-nthrough m&nu&l or
&utom&te( bibliogr&hies &t ublic, coror&te
oruni+ersity libr&ries, or(ere( from ublishers, or &c4uire(
fromseci&li3e( bookstores. The &ssist&nce of
(ocument&lists, libr&ri&ns
&n( sub'ect!fiel( seci&lists c&n ro+e
in+&lu&ble. $ocument&lists&n( libr&ri&ns
c&n 4uery bibliogr&hic (&t&b&ses &s -ell
&s loc&te
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&n( &c4uire (ocument&tion9 sub'ect!fiel(
seci&lists c&n in(ic&tethe l&test sources, ro+i(e
insi(e inform&tion on unublishe(reorts &n( -orking
&ers, &n( single out the most
&uthorit&ti+eublic&tions in e&ch subfiel(.
6. E+&lu&ting the $ocument&tion
the 4u&lity of the -riting,
the cre(ibility of the &uthor, &n(
the imort&nce of the -ork in the sub'ect fiel(.
f. The :&+el Terminology Tutori&l ... $o the fin&l
e7ercise
5. :re&ring & Bre&k(o-n of the Sub'ect "iel(
dividing the subject field into subfields and identifyingany
related fieldsthe rese&rch m&y touch uon.
The bre&k(o-n inclu(es t-o &rts/
the first l&ces the rese&rch sub'ect in the bro&(er
fiel(s of-hich it is & &rt9
the secon( ser+es to structure the rese&rch, &n(
c&tegori3ethe concets &ccor(ing to their intrinsic or
e7trinsicrel&tionshis
E7&mle/A sub'ect!fiel( bre&k(o-n for &u(ience
me&surement -oul(inclu(e the follo-ing t-o &rts/
The first sho-s the gener&l fiel(s to -hich the
rese&rchsub'ect belongs/ ommunic&tions ;
Bro&(c&sting ;Au(ience 8e&surement
The secon( (i+i(es the rese&rch sub'ect into subfiel(s/
Au(ience 8e&surement/ Tyes of Stu(ies
S&mling
8e&surement Tools
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