When Phraseology and Ontologies Meet

Abstract

In the field of Languages for Specific Purposes, phraseology plays a central role since its mastering is crucial for the different users that deal with specialized languages, from professionals of a domain to linguist experts (terminologists, translators, communication mediators, etc.). According to Aguado de Cea (2007), phraseology can be defined as: “the linguistic discipline that deals with the combination of words”, (…), or “the set of phraseological units or phrasemes” of a certain specialized language. In any case, phrasemes or lexical combinations are not only necessary for an adequate specialized communication, but they are also fundamental in the understanding of a certain domain of knowledge, together with terms and the concepts underlying terms.