Semantic diffuseness in Art History terminology
https://doi.org/10.24833/2687-0126-2020-2-4-43-62
Abstract
The aim of the research is to determine the degree of influence of semantic diffuseness on the strength of the Art History terminology system. This paper examines topical issues of Art History. At the moment, the development of diffuseness of Art History terms can lead to the erosion of the Art History terminology system’s borders and even to the loss of the scholarly style of the language of the entire discipline. In this study, the following linguistic methods are used: semantic analysis, definitional analysis, contextual analysis, as well as elements of semasiological and cognitive analysis. The article reveals the specificity of semantic diffuseness, the reasons for diffuseness; violation of the consequences of the development of diffuseness in the terminology and terminological system of Art History. Scientific novelty of the paper lies in identifying ways to strengthen and structure the terminology system of Art History, taking into account the development of diffuseness in the Art History terminology. As a result, the difference between diffuse Art History terms and diffuse terms related to the terminological systems of other scientific disciplines was revealed, the difference between diffuse Art History terms and lexical units of general literary language was established, and linguistic criteria that allow diffuse terms to function in the Art History terminology system without the threat of blurring the boundaries of the Art History terminology system were highlighted.
About the Author
P. E. Gapienko
Pushkin Leningrad State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Polina E. Gapienko
Saint-Petersburg
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Gapienko P.E. Semantic diffuseness in Art History terminology. Professional Discourse & Communication. 2020;2(4):43-62. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24833/2687-0126-2020-2-4-43-62
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