Aspects of Cognitive Terminology Studies

What role do metaphors play in specialized terminology?Metaphors are fundamental in shaping how we understand, categorize, and communicate complex concepts, even within specialized fields.Contrary to the common misconception that specialized discourse is devoid of metaphors, these cognitive tools play an essential role in simplifying intricate ideas, reflecting cultural values, and influencing perceptions and decision-making processes (Kvecses, 2005;Lakoff & Johnson, 1980;Mohnke, Roos & Christmann, 2023).They bridge abstract concepts with familiar experiences, facilitating understanding across disciplines.The aim of this volume, organized into two parts, is to examine the role of metaphors in terminology formation.The first part, "New theoretical developments and applications," presents theoretical advancements and their practical applications across five chapters.The second, "Metaphors in terminology studies," features six chapters focusing on descriptive examples from corpus data, exploring metaphors' prevalence, functions, and role in specialized communication.The initial chapter, "Specialised texts and levels of specialisation" by Ona Domnech-Bagaria, addresses the challenge of defining specialized texts by employing the conceptual framework of Cognitive Linguistics, identifying three conditions: cognitive, pragmatic, and linguistic.A cognitive characterization is unique to specialists in a specific field, while a pragmatic one depends on the sender, and a linguistic one is based on terminology.Texts are classified into horizontal and vertical levels of specialization, with horizontal levels related to knowledge domains and vertical levels to the depth of specialization.The author also proposes a method for determining specialization levels using an evaluable parameter.Chapter two, "Including the cultural dimension of terminology in a framebased resource," written by Pilar Len-Araz and Pamela Faber, discusses