Dictionaries of Science and Technology and Issues of Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21990204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Menagarishvili (0009-0005-7963-7876, Institute of Technical Education, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ILCEA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2101-0609 • E-ISSN: 2101-0609 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ilcea.10614 |
| OpenAlex | W3034779429 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Dictionaries of science and technology possess power because they contribute to the scientific knowledge economy by creating knowledge and acting as products of capitalism. However, the power of dictionaries of science and technology is usually invisible because these reference works are often viewed as common, everyday documents. In this study, we undertake to discuss this power. First, we propose a model of production-consumption cycles that could be used to describe some of the mechanisms behind the power of dictionaries of science and technology. Second, we use this model to analyze how one of the most popular dictionaries of science and technology published in English, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, contributes to the scientific knowledge economy
Capitalism · Data science · Economics · Epistemology · Knowledge economy · Knowledge management · Microeconomics · Political science · Power consumption · Science, technology and society · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Computer Science · Law · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |