ONOMANTICS AND TERMINOLOGY .1. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

Lexicography is the science that undergirds the preparation of diction aries as lists of words and phrases whose meanings are defined on the basis of semantic analysis. By contrast, Onomantics reverses this para digm: it identifies concepts that are related to each other and need t o be represented as important tools in the production and organization of knowledge. Terminology bridges these two approaches: it draws heav ily on the lexicographic model while moving stolidly toward an onomant ic framework - from a semantic focus on the meanings of words to an on omasiological concern with the identification and representation of co ncepts. The article is the first of a Two Part sequence in which the b asic concepts and the rationale of Onomantics are identified. They pro vide a framework for enhancing the ability of Terminology to contribut e to Knowledge Organization. The essential logic of Onomantics as the science of concept representation is explained and its general relatio nship to Terminology as a growing but mixed field of applications is d iscussed.