The terminological system of art history: eurysemy and polysemy in action
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https://doi.org/10.17308/lic.2021.4/3809Keywords:
polysemy, everysemy, broad lexical meaning, Art History terminology, term, determinologizationAbstract
At present, there is every reason to assert that the development of broad-meaning and polysemy in Art History terminology has led to the problem of destructuring the Art History terminology. The relevance of this research lies in the appeal to modern problems of terminology, i. e. the distinction between everysemy and polysemy in Art History terminology. The purpose of this work is to determine the specificity of everysemy and polysemy in the Art History terminology system. In the article, the features of broad meaning and polysemy in Art History terminology are considered for the first time. The methods employed in this work include definitional analysis, onoma- and semasiological analyses, as well as contextual analysis. As a result of this study, common features of polysemy and broad meaning in Art History terminology are identified: polysemous and broad-meaning terms can function both in the terminology system of Art History and in other scientific terminology systems, and even in the general literary language. Often, the abstract character and a wide gradation of meaning, as well as the wide scope of the use of everysemic terms (beyond Art History) often lead to the determination of broad-meaning terms. Since many of the key concepts of Art History are currently devoid of their full meaning, the structure of the Art-Historical terminology system can be called partially destructurized. The development of the polysemy of Art History terms, on the contrary, enriches Art History terminology, and also testifies to the evolution of Art History as a scientific discipline. Terms that are ambiguous at the interdisciplinary level in Art History terminology acquire their unique meaning. Over time, the semantic volume of polysemous terms of Art History is supplemented by new denotations that are applicable only in Art History terminology. Thus, broad-meaning and polysemy have a directly opposite effect on the Art History terminology system: everysemic terms destabilize the hierarchy of the Art History term system, while polysemic terms lead to its development and emphasize the originality of the Art History language for special purposes.
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