PRECISION AGRICULTURE: TERMINOLOGICAL ISSUES AGRICULTURA DE PRECIZIE: PROBLEME TERMINOLOGICE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to show in what measure language dictionaries can be of help in better understanding GPS terminology. This study is part of a wider project of studying specialized languages belonging to different agronomic subjects. The type of approach is lexicographical. The study of GPS terminology is at its beginnings, as GPS technology itself has only recently emerged as scientific branch. The limits of the research are those caused by the absence of linguistic tools specific to the field of GPS. The practical implications of the study are dictated by the purpose of the study itself. The originality of the paper lies in the fact that this is the first time that someone approaches the problem of the English of Precision agriculture in general and that of GPS technology in particular within the study of ESP in Romania. Rezumat. Scopul acestui studiu este să arate in ce măsură pot ajuta dicţionarele de limbă la o mai bună inţelegere a terminologiei GPS. Acest studiu face parte dintr-un proiect mai amplu de studiere a limbajelor de specialitate din diferitele discipline agronomice. Tipul de abordare este lexicografică. Stadiul realizărilor in domeniu este incipient, deoarece insăsi tehnologia GPS este la inceputurile sale. Limitele cercetării sunt cele cauzate de absenţa unor instrumente lingvistice specifice domeniului GPS. Implicaţiile practice ale cercetării sunt dictate de insusi scopul studiului. Originalitatea lucrării constă in faptul că este abordată pentru prima oară problema lexicului englez propriu agriculturii de precizie in general si al tehnologiei GPS in special in predarea LES in România