Terminologia em Conservação de bens culturais em papel: produção de um glossário para profissionais em formação.

Abstract

This thesis aims to perform a terminological study on the Conservation of Cultural Objects, with an approach in the works on paper, to better understand the conformation of this area in the patrimonial field. The motivation for this research is the understanding that terms are essential for the epistemological construction of a discipline. It is understood that the consolidation of an area of knowledge, besides establishing its theoretical assumptions, defining its object and delimiting the field of action of its professionals, also requires the construction of a vocabulary of its own. In this sense, the terminological analysis allows us to problematize how Conservation, more specifically, the Conservation of works on paper, is being structured as an area of specialized knowledge. The work was developed from the approach with Terminology, discipline of the field of Linguistics, which studies specialized units of meaning (terms and phraseologies) and specialized languages. Terminology, in a descriptive, communicative and textual perspective, privileges terms and specialized texts in a social context, and establishes the methodological principles for the elaboration of reference works, such as glossaries and technical dictionaries. In addition, it allows the analysis of the knowledge production of a specific domain, from the terms used by the social agents that work in it. Specifically, the theoretical framework established by two current strands of Terminology was adopted: Socioterminology and Communicative Theory of Terminology (CTT). In the methodology were followed the following steps proposed by the Terminology, practical and applied part of the Terminology: identification of the characteristics of the area and the structure of knowledge; production of a textual corpus of study; collection of terms; elaboration of definitions; organization and presentation of the final terminological product. As a concrete result of the study, a glossary was prepared on the Conservation of paper works, aimed at the public of professionals in the process of formation, that is, undergraduate students, recently established in Brazil. Also as a result of the research the following aspects are highlighted: a discussion was held on the fundamental terms of the area (preservation, conservation, restoration, preventive conservation); an outline of how the conservation of cultural objects is being structured as a specialized discipline is established; a suitable methodology for the elaboration of glossaries and dictionaries was described with a view to dissemination, aiming to supply the lack of this type of work in the area of Conservation in Brazil. In the end, it is concluded that terminological discussions are necessary to achieve a harmonization of the terms used by conservative-restorers, in order to improve communication processes within the group, professionals in related areas and also with the general public. In addition, it is still necessary to construct an efficient meta-discourse for the consolidation and advancement of Conservation as a specialized discipline within the heritage field. The study is expected to contribute to these changes.