SEMANTIC-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
https://doi.org/10.59982/18294359-25.1-am-17
Abstract
The field of Information Technology (IT) represents one of the driving forces of progress and innovation in the contemporary world. The rapid development of this field necessitates the creation and application of new terminology that reflects technological advances and innovations. Language penetrates science through terminology, which ensures the development and improvement of science and technology, industrial sectors, and all spheres of social life, thereby contributing to societal progress. New words—terms—are created and borrowed to express new concepts. The study of sources for terminological system enrichment and the process of term creation has consistently been a paramount concern for linguists of all eras, from classical scholars to contemporary researchers.
The issues of systematizing terminological creation processes have been addressed by numerous scholars, including D.S. Lotte, L.A. Kandelaki, R.G. Pitrovsky, V.N. Prokhorov, V.G. Gak, A.V. Superanskaya, and others.
Information technology terminology belongs to the category of least studied problems in contemporary linguistics. Even the term “information technology” itself is interpreted in many different and contradictory ways in the works of numerous linguists. Information technology terminology has not received adequate linguistic study, clarification, and analysis. The linguistic and extralinguistic factors underlying the emergence of information technology terms in language remain unexplored.
This article examines the semantic-structural characteristics of information technology terminology. The rapid development of information technologies and the changes occurring in science and society require terminological solutions in language, which constitutes a continuous process requiring meticulous study, analysis, improvement, and development, thereby determining the relevance of the selected topic. The purpose of this research is to reveal the patterns of formation, development, and application of information technology terminology based on a comprehensive study of the semantic-structural characteristics of IT terminology. The research employs the following methodological approaches: comparative, contrastive, and analytical methods.
Keywords: Terms, information technologies, terminology, semantic-structural characteristics.
PAGES : 173-185