Prueba de solvencia a la neologiá terminológica en espanõl en tiempos de pandemia: Los repertorios terminológicos

Maroto, N.; Garciá Palacios, J.; De Sterck, G.

The article explores how the terminological neologisms generated to discuss COVID-19 and the pandemic have been collected in terminological repertoires in Spanish. The emergency situation within which this terminology has been adopted allows for an analysis of the capacity of Spanish to coin new terms in the field of medicine. This study analyses 'in vitro' terminology, that is, where terminology management has been carried out and is reflected in reference works. The study leads us to conclude that, in this case, specialized Spanish neologisms, rather than being newly created, are constructed on the basis of an existing terminology. Likewise, it can be seen that the need for communication has led to the adoption of internationalisms that facilitate understanding among experts, and that the terminology is included in the terminological works with a certain vocation for standardization, even though it has not been sanctioned by standardization bodies. © 2021 Liverpool University Press. All rights reserved.