Terminologia domeniului turismului în sistemul limbii [Articol]

Abstract

The terms used in tourism change frequently as a result of: the globalization of the tourism industry, which encourages the circulation of English terms into other languages; the technological developments, which introduce new concepts related to online platforms, digital bookings, or virtual tourism; the evolution of social preferences and values, which leads to the emergence of new concepts; and the intercultural contact, which influences how terms are adapted and translated between languages, generating semantic or stylistic differences. Within the tourism linguistic system, terminology is a “living sign” that is constantly evolving. The study of tourism terminology involves an investigation of the evolution of specific terms (neologisms, changes in meaning, disappearance of old terms) in the context of scientific, technological, and social changes occurring in the tourism industry. It examines how terms emerge, strengthen, change, or disappear, influenced by continuous expansion and international interaction. A contrastive look at how tourism terms change over time in Romanian, English, and French shows the complex processes of how specialized terminology evolves, adapts, and becomes standardized. The dynamics of terminology reflects both the evolution of tourism communication and the interdependence between language, culture, and globalization.