Modern Processes of Terminologization and Determinologization in the Context of Digital Technology Development

Abstract

Dynamic changes in all spheres of social life, caused by the emergence and development of digital technologies, have also affected the language of science, significantly impacting the processes of terminologization and determinologization. This article examines these two interconnected processes using the example of psychological terminology, which, for several reasons, remains insufficiently studied from a linguistic perspective to this day. Since the type of scientific rationality influences the terminological apparatus of a particular field of knowledge, the psychological terminology system is closely related to general literary vocabulary. This explains the fact that a significant number of psychological terms consist of words that have undergone semantic conversion and acquired new, terminological content. On the other hand, psychological terms easily penetrate everyday communication, particularly internet discourse, creating a new linguistic reality that requires further study. This defines the relevance of the research. The article considers semantic transformations that a language unit undergoes when moving from general vocabulary to a language for specific purposes as a result of semantic conversion, and explores the reverse process – the determinologization of terms. In this regard, the question arises concerning the possibility of connotative use of terms, which is considered an open area for research in terminology studies. Examples of term usage in everyday communication, specifically in social networks and pop psychology, are analyzed.