The Georgian equivalent of Term “Hedge`”

Authors

  • Irakli Salia

Keywords:

Terminology, Georgian terms, term Hedge

Abstract

A hedge is the linguistic device used by a speaker to impact the listener and achieve a particular goal, such as making the listener commit a desired action, conceal lying, or weaken responsibility, and so on.

In the English scientific literature, this phenomenon is called a hedge (or hedging). There is no term for it in the Georgian language.

The literal translation of this word is associated with everyday realia. So we had chosen its literal meanings, the term would have imperfections insofar as the term's creation standards. Therefore, we decided to borrow the term from the technical terminology. Because these spheres have nothing in common, the homonymous terms will not cause terminological problems.

Author Biography

  • Irakli Salia

    Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

References

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ტერმინოლოგია და მისი შედგენის პრინციპები“, „მეცნიერება“, თბილისი, 1986.

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01/20/2020

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