<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of the article is to present the innovative concept of a dictionary of equivalents, a reference work designed specifically for translators of legal texts. The article describes the features of legal terminology which render legal translation particularly difficult, such as polysemy and synonymy as well as incongruence among legal systems. Then it proposes a classification and labelling system of equivalents which ought to be offered in a terminographic reference work for legal translators.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the article is to present the innovative concept of a dictionary of equivalents, a reference work designed specifically for translators of legal texts. The article describes the features of legal terminology which render legal translation particularly difficult, such as polysemy and synonymy as well as incongruence among legal systems. Then it proposes a classification and labelling system of equivalents which ought to be offered in a terminographic reference work for legal translators.

Helping the Translator Choose: The Concept of a Dictionary of Equivalents

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Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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The purpose of the article is to present the innovative concept of a dictionary of equivalents, a reference work designed specifically for translators of legal...

Helping the Translator Choose: The Concept of a Dictionary of Equivalents

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 355 - 363

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2017-0045

Keywords
dictionary of equivalents, legal language, legal translation, congruence, equivalence

© 2017 Weronika Szemińska, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Helping the Translator Choose: The Concept of a Dictionary of Equivalents

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 355 - 363

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2017-0045

Keywordsdictionary of equivalents, legal language, legal translation, congruence, equivalence

© 2017 Weronika Szemińska, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
dictionary of equivalents, legal language, legal translation, congruence, equivalence