Abstract
The Panel on "Striking a balance between descriptive and prescriptive approaches to terminology" at the 12th EAFT Summit on "Terminology Planning in Europe" in Innsbruck discusses the possibility of balancing top-down and bottom-up approaches to terminology work and terminology standardisation. The panel, organised and moderated by Elena Chiocchetti, examines how different countries and language communities strive to accommodate the need for terminological guidance while allowing for flexibility in different contexts and use cases.
Discussants:
* Izaskun Aldezabal, University of the Basque Country
* Sandra Weber, Ministry of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
* Veronika Lipp, Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
* Úna Bhreathnach, Dublin City University
* Mojca Žagar Karer, ZRC SAZU Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language
* John Humbley, Paris Cité University