Le calque technoscientifique : un procédé néologique avantageux pour la terminologie française ?

This article examines the calque or loan translation from English into French language for special purposes. In particular the case of the literal rendition of English noun phrases, and considers their treatment in French terminology planning. After determining how these calques are related to loan translations in general, the authors conclude that they are specific enough to warrant a particular name, the technoscientific calque, which is defined and exemplified.