Terminology and ontologies - 2nd semester
Code
722131058
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Rute Vilhena Costa
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1 Understanding the relationship between the organization of speech, the organization of knowledge, and information management ;
2. Defining methodologies for knowledge representation;
3. Applying that knowledge to the conceptual and lexical organization of a specific field;
5. Understanding the contribution of ontologies for the construction of terminological dictionaries
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Subject matter
PART I
Ontologies: definition
1.1 Classifying and organizing knowledge
1.2. Conceptualization
2. Theoretical assumptions
2.1. Ontoterminology, terminology and ontologies
3. Methodologies
3.1. Onomasiological and semasiological approaches
3.2. The role of LSP texts
3.3. The role of experts
4. Definition
4.1. Natural language definition
4.2. Formal definition
5. Building a representation system
PART II
1. Terminology as a scientific subject: from Lavoisier´s work to its application in the digital world
2. The extralinguistic nature of the concept
3. Knowledge theories: from Port Royal´s logic to AI´s works
4. The ontology: definitions, principles and examples
5. The role of scientific and technical texts versus the role of experts
6. Ontoterminology and its applications
Bibliography
BOURIGAULT, Didier et al., Recent Advances in Computational Terminology, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins, 2001.
GUARINO, Nicola, \"Understanding, building, and using ontologies\", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 46, 1997, pp. 293-310.
KAGEURA, Kyo, The Dynamics of Terminology: a descriptive theory of term formation and terminological growth, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins, 2002.
SOWA, John F., ¡§Building, sharing, and Merging Ontologies¡¨, http://users.bestweb.net/~sowa/ontology/ontoshar.htm, 2001.
{TEMMERMAN, Rita, Towards new ways of terminology description: the sociocognitive approach, Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins, 2000.
Teaching method
Interactive classes targeted at the implementation of individual or group projects.
Presenting and discussing individual projects. Discussing several topics.Tutorial sessions will provide students with regular and personalized guidance in the several topics.
Evaluation method
Participation in the seminar sessions (20%); 1 paper, prepared under close supervision, and oral presentation (80%).