Terminological Variation and Climate Change

Abstract

This article explores terminological and cognitive variation within climate change discourse. Through the analysis of 80 concepts from environmental glossaries and terminological databases, it identifies how terms evolve and vary–graphically, morphosyntactically, lexically, or by reduction. The study highlights how variant terms, such as ozone layer, ozone shield or ozonosphere, denote the same concept but propose different approaches and activate different cognitive frames.