Classical and New Means for Terminological Communication

In this contribution we outline the development of terminological communication in a time frame going from the XVIIIth-XIXth centuries to the present. In particular, we identify three main periods in the history of terminology: the first one precedes Wüster’s General Theory of Terminology, the second one corresponds to the birth and the development of this theory and the third one follows it. More specifically, we focus on the link between the terminological mainstream and its dissemination among the general public.