Eugenio Coseriu: Insights on Terminology

Known for his extensive linguistic work and for his complex linguistic theoretical system, Eugenio Coseriu debates on different occasions the problematics of terminology as a secondary topic in different studies. Under the influence of the increasing visibility of terminology as a discipline, Coseriu‘s ideas on terminology published in the 1970s and 1980s have been used as a theoretical framework in terminology research and are quoted in several terminological studies. This article aims to explore and systematize all ideas about terminology put forward in Coserian studies, answering the following questions: in which articles does Coseriu state his ideas about terminology? What are the main Coserian views on terminology? Which of Eugenio Coseriu's statements about terminology come close to current theories of terminology? Our research is intended to provide a comprehensive inventory of Coserian statements about terminology and, in particular, about the place of terminology in the author's linguistic work.