Problem
Lack of terminological equivalents among languages
Nature:
A persistent obstacle to translation into languages which are relatively undeveloped in some conceptual domain is the lack of equivalent scientific and technical terms. This is particularly important for the preparation of textbooks in such languages. Incidence:
This situation is not only important in developing countries where even relatively simple scientific terms do not have a precise equivalent, but also in developed countries. Broader Problems:
Terminological ambiguitiesInterpretation and translation errors Narrower Problems:
Terminological confusion in weights, measures and numbering systems Related Problems:
Lack of semantic equivalents among languages Aggravates:
Verbal embarrassmentInaccessibility of knowledgeEndangered unwritten languagesLimits of second language teachingAdulteration of language with foreign expressions Strategies:
Providing sufficient terminological equivalents between languagesAbstaining from setting terminological equivalents between languages Values:
Lack Subject(s):
Societal Problems → Scarcity??Research, Standards → Nomenclature??
Language → Languages??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
02.12.1999 – 00:00 CET