Classical and New Means for Terminological Communication

Abstract

This contribution outlines the development of terminological communication in a timeframe going from the XVIIIth-XIXth centuries to the present. In particular, this paper identifies three main periods in the history of terminology: the first one precedes Wüster's General Theory of Terminology, the second one corresponds to the birth and the development of this theory, and the third one follows it. More specifically, the contribution focuses on the link between the terminological mainstream and its dissemination on different levels.