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Down to earth, but up to whom?Terminology, awareness and responsibility
Anna-Lena Bucher, Swedish Centre for Terminology TNC
EAFT Summit 2012
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• Who can or should take terminological responsibility?
• Who will be the beneficiary?
Terminological responsibility
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wastediscarded residue to be disposed of and for which reason it is considered of no value
residuematerial left over in a process or consumption
TNC 62 Glossary ofWaste Management
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residuematerial left over in a process or consumption
pollutantresidue which is so dispersed throughout another substance or system that it suffers an undesirable deterioration in its usefulness
salvageresidue which is kept for recovery
wastediscarded residue to be disposed of and for which reason it is considered of no value
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’waste’ shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex 1 which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard Directive 2006/12/EC
waste any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard
Directive 2008/98/EC
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plain language
Genre?Linguistic variety?Specific form of language?Style?
Written text?Spoken language?
Only in official texts?
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book
”The concept of book is ambiguous. Therefore, within the National Library it is recommended not to usethe term book when precision is necessary.”
work intellectual or artistic work/creation regardlessof medium
volume physical medium
printed monographic text document , e.g. a printed novel
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What can contribute to a greater terminological responsibility in society?
• A Language Act?
• A management system for terminology?
• A national term bank?
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”§ 12 Government agencies have a special responsibility for ensuring that Swedish terminology in their various areas of expertise is accessible, and that it is used and developed.”
Language Act (2009)
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What can contribute to a greater terminological responsibility in society?
• A Language Act?
• A management system for terminology?
• A national term bank?
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A management system for terminology?
A management system makes it possible for an organization to introduce processes […] and to make adjustments to […] be able to show that the organization lives up to the standard’s demands.
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What can contribute to a greater terminological responsibility in society?
• A Language Act?
• A management system for terminology?
• A national term bank?
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• Public responsibility
• Institutional responsibility
• Professional responsibility
• Responsibility of the terminologists
Terminological responsibility
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concept
term object
Keep the three worlds apart!
definition
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When do we need definitions?
• When something is prescribed, decided or agreed upon.
• When something is measured, compared, followed up.
• When handling large amounts of data.
• In coordinating, and cooperating with, different parties.
• In knowledge transfer.
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What are the profits?
• No more interpretation disputes
• No more guessing
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Thank you for your attention!
Anna-Lena Bucher [email protected]
