Abstract
The suggestions by R. B. Mongomery (1969) concerning the need for new words in marine research raise in my mind the question of whether in fact it is new words or new terms that are necessary. By coining new words, are we not in danger of surrounding our discipline with a jargon that, while it may facilitate slightly communication among insiders, restricts to a greater extent communication with those in other fields?....
Recommended Citation
Lyman, John. 1969. "Naviface, oxyty, and epichthon: Words versus terms." Journal of Marine Research 27, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1169
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