Multicomponent terminological phrases in the veterinary terminological system of the modern German language

Abstract

This article is devoted to a detailed analysis of multicomponent terminological phrases in the veterinary terminological system of the modern German language. The object of the study is the German veterinary terminological system, the subject is multicomponent terminological phrases formed using the syntactic method of term formation. The paper analyzes two-, three- and more component terminological phrases in order to identify their structural, word-formation, semantic and functional features. The author examines terminological phrases in detail by the type of structural organization, by the type of internal syntactic connections, by the degree of fusion of components, by their activity within the phrases. The author reveals that substantive two-component terminological phrases with adjectives in the preposition have high productivity. Less common are uncomplicated two-component terminological phrases consisting of two nouns. The relevance of the undertaken research is due to the need to nominate new concepts, replenish and systematize the veterinary terminology of the modern German language as an integral part of the language of medicine, reflecting the professional activities of specialists in the field of veterinary medicine and related sciences aimed at preventing and treating animal diseases, protecting people from zooanthroponoses, the production of high-quality veterinary and sanitary food products, which together it has an important social significance related to the health of humanity as a whole. The analysis of linguistic features of terminological phrases in the German sublanguage of veterinary medicine undertaken by the author allowed us to conclude that the most productive model is two-component substantive terminological phrases with an adjective in the preposition as a definition. Multicomponent terminological phrases are an integral part of the term system under study and an effective means of nominating concepts in this field of science.