In order to verify the validity of the principle of linguistic economy, normally associated with specialised languages, and to assess its scope in emerging fields, we looked at the reduction processes for terms in sustainable construction, a sector belonging to the wider field of sustainability. Using a morphosyntactic approach and a corpus of expert texts written between 2018 and 2022, we have identified reduction typologies that play a crucial role in disseminating the principles and values underpinning sustainable development in the field we have chosen to analyse: acronyms, abbreviations and terms composed of the prefix eco and the word carbon. The analysis of these reduced forms of terminology has shown that the economy of language transcends purely linguistic aspects and serves the need of communicating good living practices, which link countries beyond national borders.
LA RÉDUCTION DES TERMES DE LA CONSTRUCTION DURABLE Un exemple d’économie linguistique ?
GABRIELLA SERRONE
2024-01-01
Abstract
In order to verify the validity of the principle of linguistic economy, normally associated with specialised languages, and to assess its scope in emerging fields, we looked at the reduction processes for terms in sustainable construction, a sector belonging to the wider field of sustainability. Using a morphosyntactic approach and a corpus of expert texts written between 2018 and 2022, we have identified reduction typologies that play a crucial role in disseminating the principles and values underpinning sustainable development in the field we have chosen to analyse: acronyms, abbreviations and terms composed of the prefix eco and the word carbon. The analysis of these reduced forms of terminology has shown that the economy of language transcends purely linguistic aspects and serves the need of communicating good living practices, which link countries beyond national borders.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
