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Language Tension, Terminology Variation and Terminology Policy in the Arabic-Speaking North African Countries: An Alternative Approach to Terminology Practice

Hamed, Fawzi Younis
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1415102656

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2014, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies.
This study is concerned with examining this multilingual situation in the Arabic-Speaking North African countries (ANAC) and its social, scientific and political impact on terminology policy (TP). It is based on the hypothesis that two factors are behind the phenomenon of term variation and term formation. The first is the influence of foreign languages, mainly English and French, and the second is the influence of local dialects. The numerous regional dialects and the hegemony of foreign languages are likely to affect technical term formation and use. To test these hypotheses, the study addresses the current issues in implementing an effective TP in the ANAC region in particular and in the AW in general. This investigation is accompanied by an examination of terminological variation in context. Terminological variation can be basically defined as the use of alternative linguistic forms that express one specialized concept. It includes many different phenomena (e.g., orthographic variation, lexical variation, morphological variation, reduction, permutation, and short forms). The study uses a corpus-based approach to terminology. This approach supports the observation of term variation and allows comparison of Arabic texts from the specialized subject field of computers and the Internet so as to extract valuable information about how TP can be effectively implemented for terminology standardization purposes.
Sue Ellen Wright (Advisor)
190 p.
African Studies; Foreign Language; Language; Linguistics; North African Studies; Sociolinguistics
language planning; terminology policy arabic; terminology term; variation; arabic dialects; terminology formation; arabic north african countries; term; inconsistency

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  • Hamed, F. Y. (2014). Language Tension, Terminology Variation and Terminology Policy in the Arabic-Speaking North African Countries: An Alternative Approach to Terminology Practice [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1415102656

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  • Hamed, Fawzi. Language Tension, Terminology Variation and Terminology Policy in the Arabic-Speaking North African Countries: An Alternative Approach to Terminology Practice . 2014. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1415102656.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hamed, Fawzi. "Language Tension, Terminology Variation and Terminology Policy in the Arabic-Speaking North African Countries: An Alternative Approach to Terminology Practice ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1415102656

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