Elena V. Dmitriyeva

Assistant of the Department of Foreign Languages and Professional Communication

Kursk State University

(Kursk, Russia)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22405/2712-8407-2025-1-134-145

Abstract. The article studies computer terminology as an element of the linguistic worldview of an IT specialist. The analysis of scientific works devoted to the problem of computer terminology indicates the presence of multiple interpretations of this phenomenon due to the relatively young “age” of computer terminology and its structural specificity. The author notes that the structure of computer terminology is a mixture of terms with varying degrees of terminological certainty. On the one hand, the terms are strictly specialized, and on the other hand, they can be used in various contexts while retaining their professional meanings. The study highlights the main properties of computer terminology and emphasizes its cognitive significance. The data from the forums (webmasterworld.com and cyberforum.ru) served as the material for the analysis. Forum content is a living language, language-asaction and a platform for professional communication of specialists in the field of information technology. The application of the research methods stated in the article made it possible to identify the key features of the functioning of computer terminology in real professional interaction. In conclusion, the author notes that computer terminology is an important element of the specialist’s professional worldview in the field of information technology. Computer terminology has the following features: it is a dynamically developing system, characterized by a high degree of internationalization, is metaphorical and ensures information transmission fidelity. In addition, computer terminology categorizes professional knowledge, contributes to the formation of a unique worldview of specialists, combining elements of professional and common vocabulary, and is also a system of a diffuse nature, which is characterized by the presence of a certain property of conventionality.
Keywords: computer terminology, professional worldview, professional communication, cognitive markers, information technology.

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For citation: Dmitriyeva, EV 2025, ‘Computer Terminology as a Phenomenon of the Modern Linguistic Worldview’, Tula Scientific Bulletin. History. Linguistics, issue 1 (21), pp. 134–145, https://doi.org/10.22405/2712-8407-2025-1-134-145 (in Russ.)

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