Exploring the intersection of Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture and European structuralism, this book argues for the necessity of distinguishing word formation as a separate component. It highlights the distinct functions of word formation rules compared to the lexicon and grammar. By examining the traditional debates surrounding word formation, inflection, and syntax, it establishes a guiding principle based on the naming function to clarify which rules belong to the word formation component, offering a fresh perspective on linguistic structure.
Ten Hacken and Panocová present a systematic overview of how different current morphological theories account for the naming function of word formation. Naming is an essential preliminary step for the effective use of language. In most linguistic theories, word formation is covered as a part of morphology. However, morphological theories, especially those in generative linguistics, tend to focus on the form and structure of words, rather than on their naming function. As a result, it is often not made explicit how naming is accounted for. In this book, the authors cover new ground in describing and comparing theories from this perspective. They highlight the relevance of the naming perspective in both generative and functionalist approaches and in doing so challenge the way morphological theories are received and developed. The authors develop a framework for identifying which aspects of naming have been or can be covered in each theory and evaluate the success of the resulting account. The results of this comparison can be used for the selection of theories in research and teaching.
The study of terminology is a component of any well-designed degree in translation. The contributions to this volume give an overview of the state of the art in a variety of related issues: standardization of terminology, terminology in minority languages, the education of terminologists, and computational techniques for the recognition of terms, as well as a discussion of the different terminological situations in fields such as biomedicine, business studies and law.
