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Sport, Recreation and Fitness – An Analysis of Selected Terms in Kinesiology
Darija OMRČEN
Mirna ANDRIJAŠEVIĆ
Lidija ŠTEFIĆ
Sažetak
Language changes constantly, and the most frequent
changes occur in the lexicon – the origination of new
extralinguistic phenomena results in a generation of new
words. The aim of this study was to analyse the selected
terms in kinesiology, the science that studies the patterns of controlling the process of physical exercise and the results
that this process has on the human organism – sport,
recreation, recreational sport and fitness. The selected
examples were analysed in Croatian, English, German and
Italian. An attempt was made to show how sport, from fun in
general language, became a structured, goal-oriented,
contest-based, ludic physical activity in technical language,
that recreation is amusement, but also a recovery through
programmed sport activity within the concept of recreational
sport, and that fitness can be regarded as the striving for
optimal physical quality of life. The analysis showed how the
denotations of selected concepts vary, and that technical
terms should be considered within a context in order to select
the description that will ensure their understanding.
Movement is a metaphor of life – their interrelationship may
be observed through the described concepts and the names
assigned to these concepts – starting from the legends about
the genesis of the world to today's concept of contemporary
life style that is aimed at its designation in terms of quality
and creativity.
Ključne riječi
technical terms; kinesiology; meaning; development
Hrčak ID:
19173
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.10.2007.
Posjeta: 5.759 *