Synonymy and polysemy in accounting terminology: fighting to avoid inaccuracy

VOGEL, Radek. Synonymy and polysemy in accounting terminology: fighting to avoid inaccuracy. In Proceedings of the English for Specific Purposes Terminology and Translation Workshop, Košice 13-14 September 2007. Košice: Univerzita P.J. Šafárika, 2007, 12 s.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Synonymy and polysemy in accounting terminology: fighting to avoid inaccuracy

Název česky

Synonymie a polysémie v účetní terminologii: snaha vyhnout se nepřesnosti

Název anglicky

Synonymy and polysemy in accounting terminology: fighting to avoid inaccuracy

Autoři

VOGEL, Radek

Vydání

Košice, Proceedings of the English for Specific Purposes Terminology and Translation Workshop, Košice 13-14 September 2007, 12 s. 2007

Nakladatel

Univerzita P.J. Šafárika

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Další údaje

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Pedagogická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

synonymy; polysemy; accuracy; inaccuracy; context; accounting terminology

Štítky

accounting terminology, accuracy, ConTeXt, inaccuracy, polysemy, synonymy

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Anotace

V originále

Despite the practical need for unambiguous and consistent terminologies in professional areas characterised by emphasis on precision of expression, the English terminology of finance and accounting contains numerous semantically broad and polysemous expressions, as well as synonymic sets (frequently as a result of polysemy). The paper draws on comparison of systematic British, American and Czech terminologies of financial accounting, quoted in authoritative lexicographic publications or accounting textbooks, as well as on their confrontation with English accounting nomenclatures used in practical business life in international companies. The reasons for terminological plurality and vagueness are analysed and a convenient approach to selection of appropriate terms is sought to assist users of this professional variety of English in achieving acceptable referential accuracy.

Anglicky

Despite the practical need for unambiguous and consistent terminologies in professional areas characterised by emphasis on precision of expression, the English terminology of finance and accounting contains numerous semantically broad and polysemous expressions, as well as synonymic sets (frequently as a result of polysemy). The paper draws on comparison of systematic British, American and Czech terminologies of financial accounting, quoted in authoritative lexicographic publications or accounting textbooks, as well as on their confrontation with English accounting nomenclatures used in practical business life in international companies. The reasons for terminological plurality and vagueness are analysed and a convenient approach to selection of appropriate terms is sought to assist users of this professional variety of English in achieving acceptable referential accuracy.