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Phraseology and Terminology

Phraséologie et terminologie

Frazeologia i terminologia

Fraseologia e terminologia

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Abstract

This call for papers invites submissions for a journal issue on terminological phraseology and fixed multiword expressions in specialized languages, with a focus on corpus linguistics, multilingual terminology, and phraseology. It welcomes studies on the formation, variation, translation, corpus-based analysis, and role of these expressions in knowledge transfer and terminology standardization.

Announcement

Argument 

We invite linguists to submit papers for Issue 1 of Volume 16 of Forum Lingwistyczne. This issue focuses on fixed multiword units in specialized terminologies, and submissions may fall within the fields of corpus linguistics, multilingual terminology, and phraseology. Since the pioneering work of Gross (1996) on fixed expressions, linguistic research has consistently highlighted the significant role played by fixed multiword units in the lexicon of natural languages, both in general language and in languages for specific purposes. From this perspective, terminology is no longer confined to the study of isolated terms; it also encompasses phenomena of restricted lexical combinability, including terminological phrasemes, technolectal collocations, and phraseotexts, which contribute to the organization and structuring of specialized discourse (Cabré, 1998; L’Homme, 2020; Frassi, 2023).

The development of corpus linguistics has opened new research perspectives for the study of such fixed units in specialized languages. Textometric tools and methods, together with the automatic extraction of terms, now make it possible to investigate, on a large scale, the frequency, distribution, and co-occurrence patterns of phraseological units in specialized corpora (Bowker & Pearson, 2002; Gledhill, 2000; L’Homme, 2015). This has created new opportunities for a better understanding of the processes of terminological stabilization and the mechanisms underlying their variation.

Contributions are invited to address, among others, the following questions:

  • the processes involved in the creation of fixed units in specialized languages;
  • the contextual and diachronic dynamics of variation exhibited by such units across user communities and cultural contexts;
  • issues related to the translation and equivalence of fixed units in multilingual settings;
  • the contribution of corpus-linguistic tools and methods to the identification
    and analysis of these phenomena;
  • the impact of lexical fixation on comprehension, knowledge transmission,
    and terminological standardization.

Submissions guidelines

Manuscripts written in Polish, English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, or Italian should be submitted via the Open Journal Systems platform,

before 30 June 2027.

Should you have any questions or encounter technical difficulties, please contact us at: forumlingwistyczne@us.edu.pl

Issue Editors

  • Abibatou Diagne
  • Paweł Golda
  • Iwona Loewe

Keywords

  • terminological phraseology, specialized phraseology, terminology, multiword expressions, multiword terms, fixed expressions, formulaic language, terminological collocations, specialized collocations, lexical combinatorics, corpus linguistics, corpus-based

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To cite this announcement

« Phraseology and Terminology », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, June 29, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/16h8b

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