Terminological Definitions: Principles (pp. 20-21) & Defective def. (pp.

21-23)

Terms vs. Words (pp. 33-35)

WORDS TERMS

- belong to/specific to GL - belong to/specific to LSP

- used in everyday comm. by anyone
- have multiple meanings
- meaning can vary a lot according to the
context (change meaning according to the
context they are used in)
- a combination of letters/words
- occur in a wide range of lexical collocations
- used in professional settings by (semi)specialists
- designate 1 concept in a specific field => have a
much higher degree of precision; not context-
dependent (preserve the same meaning in a
given domain)
- more varied linguistic expression (+symbols,
acronyms, formulae, alphanumerical, etc.)
- occur in relatively fixed & limited lexical
combinations / collocations

Exercise: Read the text below and decide which of the underlined linguistic units are terms
and which are words.

Va verificati cu urmatoarea intrebare: Does this linguistic unit express a specialized concept?
(does it have a specialized meaning in a certain domain? – be it primary domain or domain of
application) / Would I find this linguistic unit in a specialized dictionary in the field of …?

10 Tips for How to Go Viral Online

by Elise Moreau
Updated October 19, 2016 (https://www.lifewire.com/tips-for-going-viral-3486236)

Everyone wants more traffic, more views, more subscribers, more followers, more likes and more
comments from as many people as they can reach online. If you can get something to go viral on the
internet, you can get a lot of exposure in a small amount of time without much effort. It takes the right
kind of content, the right timing and the right people who first discover it to get that viral spark. Most
would argue it just takes a whole lot of luck too. It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible. Here are 10 tips
you'll want to keep in mind when trying to get something to go viral.
Words: effort, tips, contest
Terms: traffic, viral, online, subscribers, keywords, giveaway

1. Be mindful of keywords and tags

This is important for your content to get discovered. Keep in mind that people are typing in
keywords and phrases to search for stuff, so you want your content to come up in the results. Make sure
you have as many keywords as you can fit in the headline, description and throughout the text body if it
has more written content. Platforms like YouTube, Tumblr and Twitter also make use of tags or
hashtags, which can also help you show up in search results. […]

2. Launch a contest
Contests are wonderful for spreading the word about something. If you can give away something of
value and offer people a chance to win, this can act as a bribe to get people to like your Facebook page,
follow you on Twitter and even get them to tweet and retweet about the contest or post it on Facebook to pull
even more people in. A lot of social media campaigns make good use of contests and giveaways to keep
their current audience engaged and attract new people. […]

Figure out the field of the term. Would I wifn this in a specialized

Conversion : to like -> a like , to tweet -> a tweet, to post -> a post, to follow -> a follow
Treminologization: likes, spreading, view
Transdisciplinary borrowing : viral (from medicine, it became a term in social media), traffic
(from transportation, to like, to tweet, to post

Derivation : subscriber, follower

Compounding : giveaway, hashtag, keyword, social media
Compression:
- Short form
- Initialism
- Acronyms
- Abbreviations

LA EXAMEN PRIMIM TO PROVE EXAMPLES OF TERM

FORMATION