Definition of the Content Core of Synonymic Series of English-Language Terms in the Field of Construction Equipment

Introduction. This article is devoted to the definition of the content core of synonymous series of English-language terms in the field of construction equipment as one of the methods of studying this terminology system from the point of view of its features and structure. The relevance of the work is due to the growing need to study the terminology system “Construction equipment” in order to train specialists with competencies in the field of design, repair, modernization, and operation of construction machines arriving in the territory of the Russian Federation from abroad. The basis for conducting the study was also the lack of cognitive studies related to the terminology system “Construction equipment”.

Methodology and sources. The methodological basis of the study was: a survey, corpus analysis, definitional analysis, comparative analysis. The author uses a quantitative approach to provide statistical data necessary to demonstrate some of the research results. This study is also based on the concepts of D.S. Lotte (in the field of synonymy in technical terminology), as well as I.K. Arkhipov (definition of the concept of “Content core”). The sources used were operating manuals for such types of construction equipment as Hydraulic excavator, front loader, excavator-loader. The survey was conducted on July 10, 2024, at the ATLET company (57 specialists with the necessary competencies in the field of construction equipment participated in the survey).

Results and discussion. In the course of this study, the hypothesis: “If the content core of the selected dominant term of the synonymous series coincides with the content core of the entire synonymous series, then this fact can be the basis for defining this dominant as such” was not confirmed.

Conclusion. The terminology system “Construction equipment” is poorly studied from the point of view of the cognitive approach at this stage. In this regard, various difficulties may be identified in the process of research, slowing down the process of finding an answer to the question about the nature and features of this terminology. This study is an attempt by the author to identify some contradictions that arise in the process of studying construction and technical terminology and to highlight them for a wide range of professionals whose area of interest includes cognitive terminology.

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