UMA NOTA SOBRE A TRANSPOSIÇÃO DE TERMOS QUÍMICOS PARA A LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA

This note has the purpose of calling the attention of the chemist to some aspects of the process of translating chemical terms onto the Portuguese language. A quick inspection on the chemistry literature in Portuguese shows a certain number of inadequate or dubious translations of terms originally coined in other languages. Firstly, the possible origins of these inadequacies are briefly discussed. Then one proceeds to a cursory explanation of some fundamental concepts such as signs, words, meaning, real referents, scientific concept, and scientific term. These concepts are traced back to the o...

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