Terminology in translation

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Terminology in translation
Marcel Thelen
Department of Translation and Interpreting Maastri
cht School of International Communication Zuyd
University
17 November 2006 Terminology and Society,
Antwerp
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Terminology and translation
Terminology and translation
Terminology of translation
Terminology in translation
This presentation
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Important issues

• Determination of distinction term word
• Steps to take to arrive at equivalent term
• Determination SLT term used in standard way
• Help to be expected from terminology theory?
• Is terminology work in translation a competence?
• How can this competence be taught?
• Does all this also play a role in interpreting?

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Determination of distinction term-word

• Form
• Context
• Term extraction
• Intertextuality corpora
• Pre-translation macro-analysis
• experience

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Steps to arrive at equivalent term

• Term recognition
• Determining if SLT term is used in its standard
  use
• Determining contextual meaning of SLT term
• Finding a standard candidate equivalent term
• Matching standard candidate equivalent term found
  in references with SLT term

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Determination SLT term used in standard meaning

• Find out what standard use of SLT term is
• Analyse use of term in SLT context
• Compare standard use of term with use of term in
  SLT context

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Help from terminology theory

• Format of definitions
• Format of contexts
• Relations between terms

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Is terminology work in translation a competence?
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• In Translation Studies? no separate terminology
  competence
• In Professional World ? no separate terminology
  competence
• ?? No difference between translation of words
  and translation of terms

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Is terminology work in translation a competence?
(2)
No, because

• it is subsumed under / nearly identical with
  translation competence
• no other competences involved than with
  translation

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Is terminology work in translation a competence?
(3)
Yes, because

• less translation freedom for translator
• term recognition all important and unique

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How can terminology competence be taught?

• Theory of word-term distinction
• Practice of term recognition
• Analysis of meaning in context
• Theory and practice of term extraction
• Theory and practice of corpora
• Practice of pre-translation macro-analysis
• ..

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Terminology in translationtranslation
interpreting?

• FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION

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Terminology in translation
Thank you!
Marcel Thelen m.m.g.j.thelen_at_hszuyd.nl
Department of Translation and Interpreting Maastri
cht School of International Communication Zuyd
University
17 November 2006 Terminology and Society,
Antwerp