Data categories for multilingual harmonisation-oriented terminology work

The present abstract is based on the experience gathered within the LexALP1 project, which aims at the detailed analysis and subsequent harmonisation of the specialised terminology used within and around the Alpine Convention, in particular as regards legal terms. The final objective of the project is to have a group of experts determine translation equivalents in the four official languages French, German, Italian and Slovene, in order to foster clear and efficient communication within the Convention. This can only happen after an in-depth comparison of the terms used by the Alpine Convention with other relevant national and supranational legal systems. Within the project, terminology work is carried out from different locations and stored directly online in a dedicated terminology data bas