EXPANDED LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF OLYMPIC SPORTS TERMINOLOGY
Abstract
Terminology Formation Processes From a linguistic perspective, Olympic sports terminology is formed through several productive word-formation processes:1. Compounding Many Olympic terms are compounds that combine two or more lexical units, for example scoreboard, timekeeper, start list, and medal table.Compounding enhances semantic transparency and functional clarity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
linguistics and terminology studies
Linguistics and Language Studies
Linguistic research and analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Innovations
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN