A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms

The paper presents a comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian metaphorical terms based on the names of the parts of human body, plants, animals, materials, clothes, utensils, etc. The analysis is aimed at identifying their common and differing features as well as spotting the specific pattern...

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Main Author: Valerija Marina
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2005-06-01
Series:Technological and Economic Development of Economy
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spelling doaj-9dc1e69428c14458868be44544b2a8fd2021-07-02T11:55:59ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityTechnological and Economic Development of Economy2029-49132029-49212005-06-0111210.3846/13928619.2005.9637687A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical termsValerija Marina0Department of Foreign Languages , Vilnius Gediminas Technical University , Sauletekio al. 11, Vilniusâ€40, LTâ€10223, Lithuania The paper presents a comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian metaphorical terms based on the names of the parts of human body, plants, animals, materials, clothes, utensils, etc. The analysis is aimed at identifying their common and differing features as well as spotting the specific patterns of English terms presenting difficulties for speakers of Lithuanian in their comprehension, translation and usage. It has been found that metaphorical terms are used by both languages, however, they are more common in English. The differences lie not only in the number of the respective terms but in the semantic structure as well. English terms of the models considered often do not allow for literal translation. The difficulties of their comprehension and translation may be overcome by applying the theory of linguistic relativity. Different approaches of the English and Lithuanian languages to classifying the objects of reality are also considered within the framework of linguistic relativity and some case studies are presented. Anglų ir lietuvių kalbų technikos terminų lyginamoji analizÄ— Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinÄ—jami anglų kalbos technikos terminai ir jų lietuviÅ¡ki ekvivalentai. Analizuojami terminai yra metaforiniai ir sudaryti remiantis žmogaus kÅ«no dalių, gyvÅ«nų, augalų, buitinių daiktų ir drabužių pavadinimais. Nustatyta, kad Å¡is žodžių darybos metodas yra taikomas abiejose kalbose, bet anglų kalboje yra labiau paplitÄ™s. Lietuvių kalboje terminai yra retai sudaromi naudojant buities daiktų ir rÅ«bų pavadinimus. Bendri modeliai skiriasi ne tik sudaromų terminų skaiÄiumi, bet ir konkreÄia semantika. AngliÅ¡ki terminai dažnai negali bÅ«ti verÄiami pažodžiui. Tai apsunkina jų supratimÄ… ir vartojimÄ… lietuvių kalboje. LingvistinÄ— reliatyvumo analizÄ— gali palengvinti Å¡iÄ… problemÄ…. Taip pat buvo nagrinÄ—jama objektų klasifikacija įvairiose kalbose. Parodyta, kad vienÄ… techninio objekto pavadinimÄ… lietuvių kalboje gali atitikti keletas angliÅ¡kų pavadinimų. Tai patvirtina kalbų reliatyvumo teorijos teiginį, kad įvairios kalbos atspindi skirtingus požiÅ«rius į realybÄ—s objektų klasifikavimÄ…. ReikÅ¡miniai žodžiai: metaforiniai terminai, lyginamoji analizÄ—, kalbų reliatyvumas, ypatingos charakeristikos, panaÅ¡Å«s ir skirtingi modeliai First Published Online: 21 Oct 2010 http://localhost/journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/TEDE/article/view/8499metaphoric termscomparative analysislinguistic relativityspecific characteristicssimilar and different Patterns
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A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
Technological and Economic Development of Economy
metaphoric terms
comparative analysis
linguistic relativity
specific characteristics
similar and different Patterns
author_facet Valerija Marina
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title A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
title_short A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
title_full A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
title_fullStr A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
title_full_unstemmed A comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian technical terms
title_sort comparative analysis of english and lithuanian technical terms
publisher Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
series Technological and Economic Development of Economy
issn 2029-4913
2029-4921
publishDate 2005-06-01
description The paper presents a comparative analysis of English and Lithuanian metaphorical terms based on the names of the parts of human body, plants, animals, materials, clothes, utensils, etc. The analysis is aimed at identifying their common and differing features as well as spotting the specific patterns of English terms presenting difficulties for speakers of Lithuanian in their comprehension, translation and usage. It has been found that metaphorical terms are used by both languages, however, they are more common in English. The differences lie not only in the number of the respective terms but in the semantic structure as well. English terms of the models considered often do not allow for literal translation. The difficulties of their comprehension and translation may be overcome by applying the theory of linguistic relativity. Different approaches of the English and Lithuanian languages to classifying the objects of reality are also considered within the framework of linguistic relativity and some case studies are presented. Anglų ir lietuvių kalbų technikos terminų lyginamoji analizÄ— Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinÄ—jami anglų kalbos technikos terminai ir jų lietuviÅ¡ki ekvivalentai. Analizuojami terminai yra metaforiniai ir sudaryti remiantis žmogaus kÅ«no dalių, gyvÅ«nų, augalų, buitinių daiktų ir drabužių pavadinimais. Nustatyta, kad Å¡is žodžių darybos metodas yra taikomas abiejose kalbose, bet anglų kalboje yra labiau paplitÄ™s. Lietuvių kalboje terminai yra retai sudaromi naudojant buities daiktų ir rÅ«bų pavadinimus. Bendri modeliai skiriasi ne tik sudaromų terminų skaiÄiumi, bet ir konkreÄia semantika. AngliÅ¡ki terminai dažnai negali bÅ«ti verÄiami pažodžiui. Tai apsunkina jų supratimÄ… ir vartojimÄ… lietuvių kalboje. LingvistinÄ— reliatyvumo analizÄ— gali palengvinti Å¡iÄ… problemÄ…. Taip pat buvo nagrinÄ—jama objektų klasifikacija įvairiose kalbose. Parodyta, kad vienÄ… techninio objekto pavadinimÄ… lietuvių kalboje gali atitikti keletas angliÅ¡kų pavadinimų. Tai patvirtina kalbų reliatyvumo teorijos teiginį, kad įvairios kalbos atspindi skirtingus požiÅ«rius į realybÄ—s objektų klasifikavimÄ…. ReikÅ¡miniai žodžiai: metaforiniai terminai, lyginamoji analizÄ—, kalbų reliatyvumas, ypatingos charakeristikos, panaÅ¡Å«s ir skirtingi modeliai First Published Online: 21 Oct 2010
topic metaphoric terms
comparative analysis
linguistic relativity
specific characteristics
similar and different Patterns
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