Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectives
For many years excluded from schools, Breton still lacks a unified and undiscussed mathematical terminology. With this problematic in mind the purpose of this paper is to document this phenomenon. A sample of twenty-four common mathematic terms was taken from mathematical dictionaries currently use...
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Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO
2018-10-01
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| description | For many years excluded from schools, Breton still lacks a unified and undiscussed mathematical terminology. With this problematic in mind the purpose of this paper is to document this phenomenon. A sample of twenty-four common mathematic terms was taken from mathematical dictionaries currently used in schools. The sample was compared to the data of contemporary dictionaries, and then for a better understanding of the origins of theses terms, they were compared again with over thirty various Breton language documents published between 1450 and 2012. From this study, several distinct lexicological streams can be identified. These streams can be grouped into two distinct tendencies, Celtic-based neology on the one hand and international loan words of mainly Greek and Latin origins on the other. The arguments of authors from each side are discussed, as there seem to be a correlation between their lexical choices and some features such as linguistic profile, mathematical expertise and their idea of the best teaching model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecc143e14bb9465695e4def44bb95ca62023-12-06T16:24:14ZfraUniversité de Bretagne Occidentale – UBOLa Bretagne Linguistique1270-24122727-93832018-10-0122417510.4000/lbl.602Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectivesErwan Le PipecFor many years excluded from schools, Breton still lacks a unified and undiscussed mathematical terminology. With this problematic in mind the purpose of this paper is to document this phenomenon. A sample of twenty-four common mathematic terms was taken from mathematical dictionaries currently used in schools. The sample was compared to the data of contemporary dictionaries, and then for a better understanding of the origins of theses terms, they were compared again with over thirty various Breton language documents published between 1450 and 2012. From this study, several distinct lexicological streams can be identified. These streams can be grouped into two distinct tendencies, Celtic-based neology on the one hand and international loan words of mainly Greek and Latin origins on the other. The arguments of authors from each side are discussed, as there seem to be a correlation between their lexical choices and some features such as linguistic profile, mathematical expertise and their idea of the best teaching model.http://journals.openedition.org/lbl/602mathematicsbilingualismBreton (language)neologyteachingdidactics |
| spellingShingle | Erwan Le Pipec Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectives La Bretagne Linguistique mathematics bilingualism Breton (language) neology teaching didactics |
| title | Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectives |
| title_full | Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectives |
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| title_short | Le lexique mathématique breton : bilan et perspectives |
| title_sort | le lexique mathematique breton bilan et perspectives |
| topic | mathematics bilingualism Breton (language) neology teaching didactics |
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