Author/Authors :
cin, ali akdeniz üniversitesi - edebiyat fakültesi - türk dili ve edebiyatı bölümü, Antalya, turkey , turgut cin, günseli akdeniz üniversitesi - fen fakültesi - kimya bölümü, Antalya, turkey
Abstract :
The words used to define certain concepts relating to a specific art, occupation, or science are called “technical terms”. The field of chemistry, formerly called alchemy, has seen very rapid developments, and consequently new words and terms are coined in all languages to reflect in words this rapid progress. As in every specific field, dictionaries and glossaries containing terms that cover the entire field of chemistry have begun to provide guidance for new scientific studies. The Turkish scientific community has meticulously addressed the matter of technical terms for about 150 years, working on the Turkish terms for chemistry, especially after the establishment of the new republic in the 1930’s through special commissions and publishing glossaries prepared through institutional and personal effort. However, an analysis of these dictionaries show they contain significant deficiencies. For instance, dictionaries published at a later date fail to adequately cover the lexical items contained in the previous ones, or quite different terms are provided for the same concept, which hinders the formation of a standard chemistry terminology in Turkish. Our study addresses these issues through the use of specific examples, comparing certain dictionaries of chemistry terms published in Turkey with the most recent example, Ferhenga Termen Kimyewi, Kimyasal Terimler Sözlüğü, Dictionary of Chemistry Terms, published by the Turkish Language Association in 2009, together with some scientific evaluations.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Term , Chemistry , Dictionary , Chemistry Terms
