THE CONCEPT OF “A TERM” IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TRADITION

Abstract

The article analyzes the origin of Chinese terminology. The study includes the main examples of term creation in the works of ancient Chinese thinkers and scholars, for instance, terms from the book “Lun Yu”, “Erya”, etc. To achieve the goal of the research, particular attention is paid to the analysis of the ancient Chinese terminology tradition and the viewpoints of Chinese modern linguists and terminologists on the concept of “a term”. The most important dates in the history of Chinese terminology are listed. The results of the studies have shown that China has an ancient terminological tradition. The Chinese terminological studies in recent years take into account ancient terminological tradition and the points of view of foreign linguists and terminologists. The method used in the work is mainly descriptive.