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Terms. Professional terms
Textbook: p. 135
GoalKnow the concept of a term and professional terms.
New words
term · terminterm (native word) · atamaprofessional term · kasbiy terminbaker · novvoy
Explanation
A word used in only one precise meaning in a science or a craft is called a term. Terms fall into two groups: scientific terms are used in sciences (materik — continent, ekvator — equator, meridian — in geography; fonetika, sintaksis — in the mother tongue), while professional terms are used in the speech of craftspeople. For example, bakers use words like xamir (dough), zuvala (a ball of dough), tandir (clay oven), chekich (a bread stamp). Each term has a precise meaning in its field, so it must be understood and used correctly, without confusion.
Worked examples
Zuvala — a round piece of dough for baking bread; chekich — a tool that stamps a pattern on bread.
Fonetika, sintaksis — scientific terms of the mother-tongue subject.
Class activity
Choose two crafts (baker and carpenter). Find four professional terms for each and explain them.
Practice
1
What is a term?
A word that expresses a precise meaning within a science or craft.
2
Into what kinds are terms divided?
Scientific and professional terms.
3
Name two terms of geography.
E.g. ekvator, meridian.
4
Write three terms from the mother-tongue subject.
E.g. fonetika, leksikologiya, sinonim.