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Department of Terminology



člani terminološke sekcije

Head: Mojca Žagar Karer
+386 1 470 62 23
mojca.zagar@zrc-sazu.si

Location: Novi Trg 4, third floor

Department Purpose and Activity

The department employs five researchers and one adjunct member. They are engaged in the compilation of terminological dictionaries, in which they always cooperate with experts in the individual subject fields. They are also involved in terminology consulting and terminology research. The language content created in the department is intended for specialized users, especially experts in various subject fields, as well as others that encounter terminology in their work. In their research, the members of the department focus on the methodology of terminological work, terminology users, terminological principles, normative issues, determinologization, and the development of terminology in Slovenian. Some members teach at the Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU, and they also frequently appear as guest lecturers in Slovenia and abroad.

The department is currently compiling ten terminological dictionaries, covering agronomy, physiotherapy, firefighting, theater (2nd ed.), criminal investigation, computer science, typhlopedagogy, animal science, meteorology and geoinformatics.

Since 2013, the members of the department have been editing the Terminologišče website, where they present their work (among other things, an annually updated list of articles and volumes on terminology by the department’s members is available), publish terminological dictionaries (which are also accessible via the Fran portal), and answer questions on the Terminology Consulting Service webpage.

Within the department, the following seminal works for Slovenian have been and are being created:

Current Projects

Members of the department have been or are involved in the following programs and projects:

Media Presence

Achievements by members of the department also appear in the media, where they frequently present their work:

  • Slovenci spisali angleški slovar avtomatike in robotike pri Springerju (Slovenians wrote Springer English Dictionary of Automatic Control, Systems and Robotics), featuring M. Žagar Karer on the radio program Jezikovni pogovori on RTVSLO (2024)   
  • Sporazumevanje gasilcev (Communication of firefighters), featuring M. Jemec Tomazin on the radio program Jezikovni pogovori on RTVSLO (2024) 
  • Jasna misel se odraža v jasni terminologiji (Clear thinking is reflected in clear terminology), featuring M. Žagar Karer on the radio program Jezikanje on RTVSLO (2023) 
  • Vremenski pojavi naplavijo tudi nove termine (Wether phenomena also bring new terms), interview with M. Žagar Karer in the newspaper Delo (2023) 
  • Zakaj obstajajo davčna nebesa? (Do the tax heaven exist?), featuring M. Jemec Tomazin on the radio program Jezikovni pogovori on RTVSLO (2022) 
  • Ja, tudi beton lahko krvavi (Yes, Concrete Can Bleed Too), featuring M. Trojar and M. Žagar Karer on the radio program Jezikovni pogovori on RTVSLO (2021)
  • Slovenska smučarska terminologija (Slovenian Skiing Terminology), featuring S. Atelšek on the radio program KiKs on RTVSLO (2021)
  • Pomembno je, da se razumemo (It’s Important for Us to Understand Each Other), interview with M. Žagar Karer in the column Znanstvenica spreminja svet in the newspaper Delo (2021)
  • Coaching, timbilding in zagonsko podjetje (‘Coaching’, ‘Teambuilding’, and ‘Startup Company’), featuring M. Žagar Karer on the radio program Jezikanje on RTVSLO (2019)
  • Socialna mobilnost (Social Mobility), featuring M. Žagar Karer on the television program Na kratko on RTVSLO (2019)
  • Takoj ko so začeli zakone zapisovati, se je vse zapletlo (As Soon as They Started Writing Down the Laws, Everything Got Complicated), interview with M. Jemec Tomazin in the magazine Gea (2019)
  • Pravni terminološki slovar (Dictionary of Legal Terminology), featuring M. Jemec Tomazin on the television program Dobro jutro on RTVSLO (2018)
  • Čebelarski jezik (Beekeeping Language), featuring M. Bokal, J. Gregori, and S. Atelšek on the radio program Jezikovni pogovori on RTVSLO (2015)

They help create the Beseda tedna (Word of the Week) column in the print and online editions of the newspaper Delo.