FUNCTIONING OF THE TERMINOLOGICAL SYSTEM «PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL FORMALIN» IN TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH)

Mushkina Yuliya Vyacheslavovna, Shatilova Lyubov' Mikhailovna

This article discusses the issues of the functioning of terms in the chemical industry of the terminological system "Production of technical formalin". The purpose of this study is to identify the structural, semantic and functional features of the terms of the chemical industry, namely "Production of synthetic resins and formalin", in Russian and English. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time a functional comparative analysis of the terminological system "Production of technical formalin" is carried out on the example of Russian and English. The authors present the most common forms of terminology formation in Russian and English by the example of use in technical documentation, in specialized journalistic publications and on Internet sites. The term system "Production of technical formalin" in Russian and English consists of three lexical and thematic groups: the technological process of production of technical formalin, machines and apparatuses, and chemicals and reactions. Based on the analysis, the authors came to the conclusion that the most common form of term formation is a terminological phrase. Using the example of the Russian language in printed publications and electronic resources, more than 50% of terminological phrases are used. Using the example of the English language, the analysis showed that terminological phrases predominate in printed publications – more than 60%, and simple terms are more popular in articles on Internet sites - more than 40%. There is a terminological saturation in the publications that is understandable to specialists in a certain field. In the case of company websites, the phenomenon of minimizing the use of complex and highly specialized terms is traced. The articles mostly use terms that are easily perceived or their meaning can be understood from the context.

Keywords:terminology, lexical units, terms, methods of term formation, technical documentation