Eponymous Technical Terms In English Special Terminology

Abstract

Eponyms and eponymous terms in a special terminology is one of the main interests in modern linguistics. Eponyms which are used in technical sphere are often more frequent language types than any other units. Traditionally, eponyms are understood as proper names that have passed into the class of common nouns. Identifying the structural features of eponyms and eponymous terms in English technical terminology is the purpose of this study. The paper analyses the features of using eponyms in English terminology, the terminological class creation as a result of this usage is given hereto. Today, scientists come to the conclusion that eponyms form an important part of terminologies of many areas of professional activity and create the scientific and technical discourse. The analysis of eponyms made it possible to identify nominations in which proper names act as the essential characteristic of a technical terminology. The methods relevant for such an analysis are stipulated by the aim of identifying the nominations in which proper names act as the essential characteristic of a technical terminology. Peculiarities of the functioning of eponyms in special texts indicate the impossibility of describing events occurring in a language without mentioning proper names as a linguistic component of the term creating process. For identification of the eponymous terms the following groups were used: devices, laws, values, methods etc. According to modern researchers, the eponyms which are an active source of replenishment of professional terminology become an integral part of the process of replacing complex structures with shorter ones.