FIT Terminology Management & Research 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which data category is considered MANDATORY in a fully standardized termbase entry according to ISO 30042?
- Subject field (Correct answer)
- Definition
- Context sentence
- Synonym
Correct answer: Subject field
ISO 30042 requires subject field as a mandatory administrative data category for every termbase entry.
Question 2: A translator encounters the term 'escrow' in a financial contract. Which research strategy is MOST efficient for finding an authoritative target-language equivalent?
- Consult a bilingual general dictionary
- Search parallel corpora of officially translated financial contracts (Correct answer)
- Ask a colleague unfamiliar with finance law
- Use a machine translation engine without post-editing
Correct answer: Search parallel corpora of officially translated financial contracts
Parallel corpora of official translations provide verified, contextually appropriate equivalents for specialized legal-financial terms.
Question 3: What distinguishes a 'term' from a 'word' in the context of terminology science?
- Terms are always longer than words
- Terms carry a precise, domain-specific conceptual meaning (Correct answer)
- Words appear in dictionaries while terms do not
- Terms are only found in technical standards
Correct answer: Terms carry a precise, domain-specific conceptual meaning
A term is a linguistic label assigned to a concept within a specialized subject field, giving it precise domain-specific meaning.
Question 4: When building a terminology database for a long-term client in the pharmaceutical industry, which field metadata helps prevent future consistency errors?
- Font style used in the source document
- Status label (preferred, admitted, deprecated) (Correct answer)
- Number of syllables in the term
- The translator's personal preference note
Correct answer: Status label (preferred, admitted, deprecated)
Status labels such as 'preferred,' 'admitted,' or 'deprecated' guide translators to use approved terms and avoid obsolete ones.
Question 5: In the onomasiological approach to terminology research, the researcher starts with:
- A term and looks for its meaning
- A concept and searches for terms that designate it (Correct answer)
- A language and compares it with another
- A dictionary entry and extracts synonyms
Correct answer: A concept and searches for terms that designate it
The onomasiological approach moves from concept to designation, the opposite of the semasiological (word-to-meaning) direction.
Question 6: Which resource type provides the STRONGEST evidence that a neologism has been accepted in a specialized community?
- A single blog post by a domain expert
- Repeated occurrence in peer-reviewed journals over several years (Correct answer)
- A translator's personal glossary
- One instance in a translated UN document
Correct answer: Repeated occurrence in peer-reviewed journals over several years
Repeated, independent use across peer-reviewed literature over time confirms a neologism's acceptance within a specialized community.
Question 7: What is the primary purpose of recording 'reliability codes' or source citations in a termbase entry?
- To meet legal word-count requirements
- To allow users to assess the trustworthiness and traceability of each entry (Correct answer)
- To increase the file size of the termbase
- To restrict access to certain users
Correct answer: To allow users to assess the trustworthiness and traceability of each entry
Source citations and reliability codes enable users to evaluate the quality and origin of each term record, supporting informed decision-making.
FIT Terminology Management & Research 2
Which data category is considered MANDATORY in a fully standardized termbase entry according to ISO 30042?