Comparative analysis of computer terminology usage on the internet

Straipsnyje, naudojant 2010 m. atliktos kompiuterijos terminų vartojimo internete lyginamosios analizės duomenis, tęsiamas taisyklingų ir netaisyklingų kompiuterijos terminų vartojimo internete dažnio tyrimas. Sudaryta lyginamoji diagrama, nustatyti terminų vartojimo pokyčiai ir tendencijos. Taip pat analizuojama, kaip vartojami internete lietuviški kompiuterijos terminai iš Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos 2010 m. spalio 28 d. patvirtinto rekomendacinio Svetimžodžių atitikmenų sąrašo.Linguistic correctness is one of the features in forming computer terminology. The term must conform to lexical, morphological, word-formation, syntactic and phonological rules of language. The majority of computer terms come from English language. Borrowing from other languages is an acceptable method of terms formation, however according to principles and methods of Lithuanian terminology, the priority must be given to native language means of expression, not to direct borrowings. Foreign terms are often used, but they are only unnecessary barbarisms, which spread through the Internet very rapidly and form incorrect conception of language. The article deals with the frequency of usage of correct and incorrect computer terms on the Internet and comparison of 2009–2010 and 2011–2012 results using data of 2010 comparative analysis of the usage of computer terms on the Internet. The analysis was done using the search engine www.google.lt and applying expanded search in Lithuanian webs and using the last year data starting up from March. A comparative diagram of correct and incorrect computer terms was made, changes and tendencies of usage of terms were established. Computer terms from the recommendatory list of equivalents of borrowings announced on October 28, 2010 and confirmed by State Commission of the Lithuanian Language are included in this research in order to establish the popularity of the newest equivalents of borrowings. The analysis was done using the search engine www.google.lt and applying expanded search in Lithuanian webs and using 04-2012 data. The results showed that the proportion between the usage of correct and incorrect computer terms on the Internet is similar. The terms valdiklis, asmeninis kompiuteris, USB atmintinė, atmintukas are used more often. Correct terms on the Internet are becoming more popular, but the general number of incorrect terms is bigger. It was established that computer terms from the recommendatory list of equivalents of borrowings grojaraštis, išmanusis telefonas and tinklaraštis are quite popular on the Internet