Semantic description of Scientific English Register
ISSN: 0211-5913
Year of publication: 2003
Issue: 46
Pages: 173-182
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses
Abstract
In this article we try to show a mainly semantic description of scientific English register. As a result, some meaning changes are briefly analysed giving particular examples of their contribution to computing, mathematical or physical terminology, especially specialization, generalization, transferred or figurative use, metaphor, polysemy, synonyms and antonyms, apart from purely technical terms. In these briefly analysed semantic processes the features of impartiality, objectivity, clearness, coherence, accuracy, conciseness, informativeness and directness of scientific English register have been observed, as we show in the conclusion of the article