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Cristina Mariana Carabus

- ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ - FILIALA IAŞI

Researcher

Curriculum Vitae (26/07/2026)

Expertise & keywords

Romanian astronomical terminology: scientific versus popular. Phenomena, cosmic objects and constellations Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie, 2020
PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-1277 2021 - 2023

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ - FILIALA IAŞI

Project partners: ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ - FILIALA IAŞI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: http://tafoc.solirom.ro

Abstract:

The project proposes a contrastive and interdisciplinary, diachronic, diatopic and diastratic research: Romanian astronomical terminology, both scientific and popular, denoting cosmic phenomena, processes, objects and constellations. The goal is a cca 600 p. volume containing: (i) a suite of linguistic studies relating to the object of study; (ii) a dictionary as a database for (i). On a theoretical and methodological level, this project constitutes the follow-up to a previous research on the meteorological terminology of atmospheric phenomena, which has been successfully completed.

The research is expected to: 1) constitute the first complete linguistic analysis of astronomical lexemes (Ts) through collaboration with the astronomy and the dialectology experts included in the team; 2) establish a complete database of popular and dialectical terms (Tp); 3) interrelate Ts and Tp by explaining Ts elements in layman’s terms and clarifying a series of Tp elements; 4) put together the first complete dictionary of astronomical terminology, in accordance with lexicographical norms (the experience of the team as authors of the DLR is taken into account).

As an absolute premiere in Romanian astronomy and linguistics, the Ts specific outline of the sky (cosmic objects and constellations), as delimited by the Romanian language, will be identified and examined.

Romanian meteorological scientific and popular terminology of the atmospheric phenomena. Linguistic approach. Call name: Exploratory Research Projects - PCE-2011 call
PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0656 2011 - 2016

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: ACADEMIA ROMANA FILIALA IASI

Project partners: ACADEMIA ROMANA FILIALA IASI (RO)

Affiliation: ACADEMIA ROMANA FILIALA IASI (RO)

Project website: http://dfa.philippide.ro/ro/index.php

Abstract:

The project consists in the linguistic study of the Romanian meteorological terminology of the atmospheric phenomena, in both its scientific and popular aspects. This analysis is integrated in the realm of lexicological research focused on the lexico-semantic fields of the Romanian language. Considering that the Romanian meteorological language has never been studied before, this proposal is highly original. Considering the impressive range of the research subject, this study will be focused on the atmospheric phenomena in particular – the dominant group in the broader lexico-semantic fields of meteorology. That the goal will be reached within the proposed time frame, is granted by the following aspects: a) Romanian linguists have already started to collaborate with experts in geography; b) the linguists members of the research team associated with the project have already worked toghether on successfully finalized projects similar to this one. The final form will be presented in a 500 p. volume divided in three parts: I) a LINGUISTIC STUDY of the analyzed language from the points of view of: the diastratic composition, the lexical, grammatical etc. analysis of the scientific and the popular (and/or dialectal) terminology, the study of the dominant paradigms from the lexical field etc.; II) a METEOROLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA with over 1000 lexicographic units; III) the representation of a dialectal map in correlation with relevant meteorological maps.

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