Structure of this report

The further presentation is structured as follows:

• Section 2, `Spoken language terminology', characterises the particulary features of terminology relevant to spoken language systems.
• Section 3, `Lexicon and Terminology', delimits the scope of a terminological lexicon in the present context.
• Section A, `Terminology', reviews central aspects of the study of terminology.
• Section 4, `A macro-model for spoken language terminology', develops an overall structure for a terminological lexicon for spoken language as a hyperlexicon.
• Section 5, `A micro-model for spoken language terminology', specifies the structure of lexical entries in the terminological hyperlexicon.
• Section 6, `A spoken language term database (termbank)' gives the structure of a terminological relational database (termbank) as a required output of the hyperlexicon.
• Section 7, `Recommendations and standardisation', tentatively lists recommendations and comments on the standardisation process.
• Section 8, `Conclusion and further work', summarises what has been achieved and outlines tasks still to be performed.
• Section B, `Glossary', contains a glossary derived from the hyperlexicon.
• Section D, `Term index with Handbook references', contains an index to the Handbook of Standards and Resources for Spoken Language Systems derived from the hyperlexicon.