How to Manage and Plan Terminology: Creating Management TDBs

Authors

  • Gordana Jakić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
  • Jelena Anđelković University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Keywords:

terminology database (TDB), terminology management, management terminology, language planning, terminology knowledge base (TKB)

Abstract

Scientific and technical terminology represents a very topical issue in economically and technologically dependent countries with small languages such as Serbian. The current terminological problems in the Serbian language, especially in specialized areas that are experiencing dynamic development, are: Anglicization of the language for special purposes, underdeveloped and unstable terminology, and lack of adequate and modern terminological and lexical resources. On the one hand, the terminological problems listed above are of concern to subject-field specialists, since inadequate and non-existent terminology significantly affects the representation, transfer and management of specialized knowledge and information. On the other hand, terminology and language planners point to the growing need for immediate and systematic intervention aimed at terminology harmonization, consolidation and standardization. In spite of the awareness, there is no systematic approach to the solving of terminological problems in Serbian. In addition, practical activities regarding the collection and organization of terminology are few and reduced to individual initiatives. Under the paradigm of language planning (LP)-oriented terminology management (2), this paper is going to address a practical activity of terminology management: the creation of a Serbian management terminology database (TDB) with equivalent terms in English. The paper will discuss the methodology of terminology work, potential obstacles in termbase creation, as well as potential benefits that such a resource would have on all its potential users: management specialists and practitioners, professional translators, and language and terminology planners. A particular focus will be placed on the potential significance that this kind of a database would have for terminology policy and planning in the Serbian language, on the one hand, and knowledge transfer and management, on the other hand.

Author Biographies

Gordana Jakić, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Gordana Jakić, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade. Her current research is based on meaningful and detailed creation and editing of the current state of terminology and its management including synchronic and diachronic language research, terminology harmonization and standardization.

Jelena Anđelković, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Jelena Anđelković, Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, and PhD student at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. Her fields of interest include: language policy and planning, terminology management, the English language for special purposes, sociolinguistics.

Published

2016-09-02

How to Cite

Jakić, G., & Anđelković, J. (2016). How to Manage and Plan Terminology: Creating Management TDBs. Management:Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies, 21(79), 1–12. Retrieved from https://management.fon.bg.ac.rs/index.php/mng/article/view/34

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