Abstract
The present paper is devoted to the phenomenon of codification and the main inconsistencies between the theoretical requirements for a term and actual terminological units found in terminological dictionaries of law. The paper presents the analysis of terms used in the legal sphere. The objective of the research is to identify and classify the inconsistencies that have a direct impact on codification as the last stage of the creation of a terminological dictionary. Particular attention is paid to the study of the content plane of legal terms listed in English terminological dictionaries as well as their expression plane. The authors conclude that at both levels (those of the content plane and the expression plane) and at the level of functioning the inconsist- encies raise important issues concerning further development of both terminography as a field of science and the dictionary-making process taking place today.
Highlights
Throughout the history of terminology studies, certain requirements have been imposed on the notion of a term, both from the point of view of the content plane and from the point of view of the expression plane
Legal terminology is characterized by a large number of consubstantial terms, i. e. terms that originated in the everyday language, and such discrepancies between a special word and an everyday word are inevitable
At the level of the content plane, inconsistencies between the requirements for a term and existing terminological units found in specialized English legal dictionaries include:
Summary
Throughout the history of terminology studies, certain requirements have been imposed on the notion of a term, both from the point of view of the content plane and from the point of view of the expression plane. The level of functioning is no less important and a number of requirements for a terminological unit are observed at this level as well. In accordance with the theory developed by S.V. Grinev-Grinevich, the main requirements for the form, content and. Nataliya Yu. Tikhonova functioning of a term include semantic consistency of the term as well as its unambiguity within the given terminology, invariance, absence of synonyms and compliance with the norms of the language, for which reason professional jargon should be avoided [Grinev-Grinevich, 2008]. It is usually extremely problematic to comply with all these requirements
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