CONVERSION IN ENGLISH GEODETIC TERMINOLOGICAL SYSTEM: STRUCTURAL, SEMANTIC AND FUNCTIONAL PECULIARITIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/folium/2026.9.12Keywords:
English geodetic terminology, term, specialized language, conversion, zero derivation, word formation, term-buildingAbstract
The article investigates conversion (zero derivation) as a productive mechanism of term formation in contemporary English geodetic terminology. The relevance of the research is determined by the rapid development of geodesy and digital surveying, which continuously enrich English professional vocabulary with new terminological units. The aim of the study is to identify structural, semantic, and functional characteristics of conversion in English geodetic terminological system, determine principal conversion patterns, and evaluate their role in the development of contemporary geodetic terminology. The research material consists of English geodetic terms extracted from specialized dictionaries and glossaries, state standards, technical documentation, and recent scientific publications in the field. The study employs descriptive, structural, semantic, functional, comparative, and quantitative methods of linguistic analysis. The investigation identified six basic conversion models in the structure of English geodetic terminology: Verb → Noun, Noun → Verb, Noun → Adjective, Adjective → Noun, Verb → Adjective, and Adjective → Verb. The findings demonstrate that Verb → Noun and Noun → Verb are the most productive patterns, serving to designate surveying operations, measurement procedures, technical processes, instruments, products, and measurement results. The study shows that conversion contributes to terminological economy, semantic transparency, lexical cohesion, and the systematic organization of English geodetic terminology while facilitating the efficient nomination of emerging concepts in the field of geodesy and surveying. The results confirm that zero derivation is a productive mechanism of terminology development in modern English geodetic terminology and reflects the close conceptual relationship between technical operations and their outcomes. The findings may be applied in terminology studies, lexicology, technical translation, English for Specific Purposes, and the standardization of professional vocabulary. Further research should focus on the functioning of converted terms in professional discourse and specialized linguistic corpora.
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