Consistency in Terminological Choice: Holy Grail or False Prophet?
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SYNAPS - A Journal of Professional Communication 21(2008) pp.107-113Abstract
The aim of this contribution is to problematise the notion of consistency in relation to terminological choice in
the context of technical writing and translation. It is argued that the conventional wisdom of terminological
consistency can be nuanced through an understanding of ‘motivatedness’ which is rooted in textuality.