1. Editor's note; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Acknowledgements; 4. Preface: Alain Rey, A Paradoxical terminologist (by Besse, Bruno de); 5. Introduction: The scope of terminology; 6. 1. Origins and developments of terminology; 7. 2. Theoretical issues in terminology; 8. 3. A new era for terminology: from social aspects to theory; 9. 4. The concept of neologism and the evolution of terminologies in individual languages; 10. 5. Terminologies: a challenge to lexicologists; 11. 6. Applied terminology; 12. 7. Terminology and lexicography; 13. 8. Terminologies and terminography; 14. 9. Desciption and control of terminologies; 15. 10. Linguistic and terminological standardisation from the perspective of their legal status; 16. 11. Terminology in a general language dictionary of french - Le Grand Robert; 17. Notes; 18. Bibliography and further reading; 19. Dictionaries and other works cited in the essays; 20. Publications by Alain Rey in the field of terminology; 21. Author index; 22. Subject index