Features of disease nomination in English, Russian and Chinese

Authors

  • Fang Xiang Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Keywords:

term, term system, medical terminology, the nomination of diseases, the English language, the Russian language, the Chinese language

Abstract

This article shows the relevance of comparative studies in the field of medical terminology in English, Russian and Chinese. It shows features of term creation in the field of medical terminology in the above mentioned languages. It reviews the classification of diseases and attempts to analyze and compare their nomination in English, Russian and Chinese. It also studies the specifics of disease nomination in Russian, English and Chinese. It revealed frequent motivating semes in disease names, and their correlative relevance in each one from the above mentioned three languages.

Author Biography

  • Fang Xiang, Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    postgraduate student at the department of theoretical and Slavic linguistics, faculty of philology

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Published

2019-02-07

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No. 1 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology

Section

Linguistics

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How to Cite

[1]
Xiang, F. 2019. Features of disease nomination in English, Russian and Chinese. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 1 (Feb. 2019), 106–111.