ARCHIVÉE 2.4.5. Non-Hierarchical Relationships (Associative Networks)

 

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In associative relationships, concepts are linked by spatial or temporal proximity and may share non-essential features. Such relationships include the following types:

  • producer-product: bake - bread
  • action-result: presidential election - president elect
  • action-tool: hammering - hammer
  • container-contents: bottle - fruit juice
  • cause-effect: humidity - mould
  • opposites: winner - loser

The following diagram was taken from Tutorial on Terminology Work, HUTCHESON/MICHAUD, SCC CAC/ISO/TC 37, 1995: 21.

diagram showing the associative relationship of the term 'audit'

An example of associative relationships is based on the following concepts (taken from Tutorial on Terminology Work, HUTCHESON/MICHAUD, SCC CAC/ISO/TC 37, 1995: 21):

audit
Planned and documented investigative evaluation of an item or process to determine its adequacy and effectiveness and compliance with established procedures and instructions.
audit finding
Result of the evaluation of evidence collected at audit and compared against audit criteria. "Audit finding" is in a relationship of action-result with "audit."
auditor
Person who is carrying out an audit. "Auditor" is in a relationship of actor-actionwith "audit."
auditee
Organization being audited by an auditor. "Auditee" is in a relationship of agent-object with "audit."

Exercise

Read the following questions and select the correct answer.

Question 1

Question 2

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