Development of the theory of a term in Ukrainian and foreign terminological schools

Abstract

The purpose of the article is monitoring the development of the theory of a term, in particu-lar, the evolution of linguistic approaches to determine the essence of a term by various world terminological schools in diachrony (from the 1930s to the 2010s). The subject of the study is a presentation of the theory of a term developed by representatives of both Ukrainian and for-eign terminology schools. Belgian, French, Spanish, and Russian terminology schools are con-sidered to be the most active, progressive, and influential in the world. While studying the theory of a term the traditional (functional) and the innovative (cognitive, socio-cognitive, communica-tive, framed) directions are mostly used. The theoretical ideas of foreign terminology schools are pioneering and dominant in Ukraine. The current state of development of the Ukrainian (as well as foreign) theory of a term is characterized by increased attention to the cognitive aspects of the terminology study.