Scientific and Technical Translation (American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series) - Hardcover

9789027231819: Scientific and Technical Translation (American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027231818 ISBN 13: 9789027231819

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993

Technical translation (and technical terminology) encompasses the translation of special language texts. 1. Style and Register covers clarity of style, culture-specific and author-reader conventions and expectation. 2. Special Applications deals with the contribution of translation to the dissemination of science. 3. Training and Autodidactic Approaches for Technical Translators: translators must master a broad range of frequently unanticipated topics, as well as linguistic competence. 4. Text Analysis and Text Typology as Tools for Technical Translators focuses attention on text typology and SGML in human translation and CAT. 5. Translation-Oriented Terminology Activities explores the different aspects of terminology: knowledge management, language planning, terminology resources and representation of concept systems.

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