Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections

This paper aims to cast some light on three broad topics. Firstly, it elaborates on the concept of dictionaries as texts. Hence, they are compiled to provide assistance in several situations and are divided into sections that often represent different text types. Secondly, it defends that lexicogr...

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Main Authors:	Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A., Nielsen, Sandro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12899/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12899/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12899/1/26731-85212-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-128992019-05-13T11:04:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12899/ Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A. Nielsen, Sandro This paper aims to cast some light on three broad topics. Firstly, it elaborates on the concept of dictionaries as texts. Hence, they are compiled to provide assistance in several situations and are divided into sections that often represent different text types. Secondly, it defends that lexicographic equivalence is a parole phenomenon that is so much influenced by genre and topic conventions that practicing it, e.g. translating bilingual dictionary articles, requires skills that, to the best of our knowledge, have not been described in the lexicographic literature. Thirdly, reflections on the above topics are illustrated with the practice of translating the English dictionary articles of the Accounting Dictionaries into Danish and Spanish. They will allow us to comment on some peculiarities of specialized dictionary translation, i.e. a type of translation that shows some differences with standard text types such as journal articles, books and so on. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12899/1/26731-85212-1-PB.pdf Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A. and Nielsen, Sandro (2018) Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (3). pp. 15-25. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1125
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description	This paper aims to cast some light on three broad topics. Firstly, it elaborates on the concept of dictionaries as texts. Hence, they are compiled to provide assistance in several situations and are divided into sections that often represent different text types. Secondly, it defends that lexicographic equivalence is a parole phenomenon that is so much influenced by genre and topic conventions that practicing it, e.g. translating bilingual dictionary articles, requires skills that, to the best of our knowledge, have not been described in the lexicographic literature. Thirdly, reflections on the above topics are illustrated with the practice of translating the English dictionary articles of the Accounting Dictionaries into Danish and Spanish. They will allow us to comment on some peculiarities of specialized dictionary translation, i.e. a type of translation that shows some differences with standard text types such as journal articles, books and so on.
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author	Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A. Nielsen, Sandro
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author_facet	Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A. Nielsen, Sandro
author_sort	Fuertes-Olivera, Pedro A.
title	Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections
title_short	Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections
title_full	Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections
title_fullStr	Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections
title_full_unstemmed	Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections
title_sort	translating english specialized dictionary articles into danish and spanish: some reflections
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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Translating English specialized dictionary articles into Danish and Spanish: some reflections

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