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Lexical Economy and Expansion of the Meanings of Terms

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the twin phenomena of lexical economy – minimizing redundancy by reusing existing lexical entries – and semantic expansion – broadening or adding new senses to terms to meet communicative needs in specialized domains. Drawing on classical economy principles (Zipf, 1949; Martinet, 1955), generative lexicon theory (Pustejovsky, 1995), and recent corpus-based studies of lexical innovation (Sornig, 1981; Renouf & Bauer, 2000), it analyzes mechanisms of polysemy emergence and strategies for balancing brevity and expressivity in terminography. Practical recommendations for corpus-driven term extraction and dynamic definition drafting conclude the study.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15362725

Author: O'lmasov, Sherbek

Language: English

Topic: linguistics and terminology studies

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6911999102

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