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Italian: linguaggi specialistici

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Italian term or phrase:linguaggi specialistici
English translation:special languages
Entered by:Francesca Siotto
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Art/Literary - Linguistics / university guide
Italian term or phrase: linguaggi specialistici
university class
marta
special languages
Explanation:
i linguaggi specialistici comprendono un lessico speciale utilizzato da un numero di parlanti inferiori rispetto alla lingua standard (ad esempio il linguaggio medico). Ricordo di aver studiato queste linguaggi come special languages.

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-03-28 11:11:23 GMT)
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http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/dsis/coded/info/data/coded/en...

Special language is a language used in a subject field and characterized by the use of specific linguistic means of expression.
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Francesca Siotto
Italy
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2special languages
Francesca Siotto
4 +1specialized languagesPnina
4 +1specialist languageseileengreen
4special terminology
anto.a


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
special languages

Explanation:
i linguaggi specialistici comprendono un lessico speciale utilizzato da un numero di parlanti inferiori rispetto alla lingua standard (ad esempio il linguaggio medico). Ricordo di aver studiato queste linguaggi come special languages.

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-03-28 11:11:23 GMT)
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http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/dsis/coded/info/data/coded/en...

Special language is a language used in a subject field and characterized by the use of specific linguistic means of expression.

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Riccardo Schiaffino
1 day8 hrs

agree Mario Marcolin
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
specialist languages

Explanation:
I see there is a British usage of this expression.
University of Essex. Teaching institution:, University of ...
(orally and in writing) ideas and materials in the specialist languages ...
Course design (distance learning specialist languages courses): MAR878

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-03-28 11:11:38 GMT)
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. The Inquiry had recognised the movement away from specialist languages to a subject plus language(s) programme. The Inquiry had found clear evidence of public demand for languages in primary sector / adult education.
In your first year (Level 1) you follow compulsory modules in each of your two specialist languages, ...
www2.swan.ac.uk/courses/languages/translation/study.htm - 11k
Specialist Languages Colleges (SLCs) are seen by Government as having a key ... translation,
www.thebusinessoflanguage.org.uk/issue8.htm


eileengreen
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Enza Longo
5 mins
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
specialized languages

Explanation:
I have used the search engine Google and have found out that the term "specialized language" is written in 41,400 English websites and the term "specialized languages" is written in 10,300 English websites. Here are 2 examples of usage:
1. "part of the IT'S JUST GOOD TEACHING series, explores the specialized languages of mathematics and science."
2. "research into the specialized languages that characterize academic communities."


    Reference: http://www.enc.org/resources/records/full/0,1240,017095,00.s...
    Reference: http://wrt.syr.edu/pub/overview.html
Pnina
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Neva M.
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special terminology

Explanation:
I studied the subject as "special terminology"

anto.a
Italy
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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