Chapter 16. Terminology in specialised translation

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Chapter 16
Terminology in specialised translation

Published online: 14 August 2023

Article outline

1.Introduction
2.Common ground between terminology and translation
3.Translation and terminology, fields of knowledge
- 3.1Interdisciplinary fields of knowledge
- 3.2Terminology and translation, applied fields by origin
- 3.3Theoretical nature of applied fields
4.Terminological units, the object of terminology
5.Interrelation between terminology and translation
6.Terminology in specialised translation
7.The translator’s terminological training
- 7.1Levels of involvement in terminology
  - A.First level of involvement
  - B.Second level of involvement
  - C.Third level of involvement
  - D.Fourth level of involvement
- 7.2The minimum requirement in terminology training
8.Principles of terminological work
9.Translation and terminology, practical activities
- 9.1Three stands of terminology
  - A.A need
  - B.A practice
  - C.A discipline
- 9.2Plurality of conceptions, by professional community
10.Terminology and translation in practice
11.Terminology in translation and for translation: evidence of need
12.Types of problems encountered by the specialised translator, and their causes
- A.There are a number of problems caused by representing specialised knowledge in natural language
- B.There are a number of other problems caused by representing specialised knowledge
- C.Lastly, there is a set of problems caused by using natural language and the terminology belonging to it
13.Elements for solving terminological problems in translation
14.By way of summary
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Notes