English Computing Terminology As a System/Anglu Kompiuterines Terminologijos Sistemines Savybes (Report)

Introduction The problem of system character of word-formation is linked to the problems of morphological divisibility, word-formation derivation, word-building relations and potencies. Word-building system is understood to be a peculiarly organized unity which is different from other linguistic systems both in its being composed of specific units and in the way of their structural organization and distribution. The system character in word-formation can be studied on the basis of terminology primarily because terminology is consistent and the system of terms defines interrelated concepts. Due to intensive development of computer technologies the possibility to consider terminological lexis from different points of view, namely to analyze its morpheme, word-building and semantic structure seems timely. Computing terminology is an example of young terminology: being formed in the middle of the 20th century it is still in the process of active development. The dynamic character of computing terminology makes it suitable for the study of means of linguistic nomination. A survey of system character of computing terminology seems important for the practice of English language teaching, ensures better understanding and mastering of the terms, improves the efficiency of academic performance.