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Glossary of Terms used in Terminology (PDF)

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120 Bruno de Bessé, Blaise Nkwenti-Azeh and Juan CSager<br />

[en] affix<br />

[fr] affixe (m)<br />

[es] afijo (m)<br />

[def] A lexical element, which is not itself a word and which can be added before,<br />

<strong>in</strong>side, or after the base form. See also: prefix, <strong>in</strong>fix, suffix.<br />

Note: Affixes modify the mean<strong>in</strong>g, the reference, or the function <strong>of</strong> a word or term.<br />

[en] affixation<br />

[fr] affixation (f)<br />

[es] afijacíon (f)<br />

[def] The process <strong>of</strong> add<strong>in</strong>g prefixes, suffixes, or <strong>in</strong>fixes to the base form <strong>of</strong> a word<br />

or term <strong>in</strong> order to create new lexemes or to change the grammatical category<br />

<strong>of</strong> a word/term.<br />

[en] alphabetic order<strong>in</strong>g<br />

[fr] classement alphabétique (m)<br />

[es] orden alfabético (m)<br />

[def] The process and method <strong>of</strong> order<strong>in</strong>g the entries <strong>of</strong> a reference work accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to the traditional sequence <strong>of</strong> the alphabet.<br />

[en] anglicism 1<br />

[fr] anglicisme 1 (m)<br />

[es] anglicismo 1 (m)<br />

[def] A word or term which forms part <strong>of</strong> the English language when it is <strong>used</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

other languages.<br />

[en] anglicism 2<br />

[fr] anglicisme 2 (m)<br />

[es] anglicismo 2 (m)<br />

[def] A word or term borrowed from the English language.<br />

[en] antonym<br />

[fr] antonyme (m)<br />

[es] antónimo (m)<br />

[def] A word or term which is the opposite <strong>of</strong> another <strong>in</strong> one mean<strong>in</strong>g relation.<br />

[en] antonymy<br />

[fr] antonymie (f)<br />

[es] antonímia (f)<br />

[def] The relationship <strong>of</strong> opposite mean<strong>in</strong>gs between a word or term.<br />

Note: The opposites normally considered are: negative-positive, presence-absence,<br />

superior-<strong>in</strong>ferior, etc.

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