TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION IN THE FIELD OF DENTISTRY
TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION IN THE FIELD OF DENTISTRY

Summary/Abstract: The current situation of translations is at the confluence between the need to create an unequivocal message and the adaptation to external, extra-linguistic rigours. The field of dentistry is under the sign of the same limitations imposed by the specialized language, by balancing translation and adaptation. It is the assertion from which we start in our research. The overall objective of this study is to highlight concerns for dental terminology, both internationally and nationally. We will consider, in this sense, the relationship between the simplified side of communication in the field of research, given by the traditional terminology, from a French source, and - the current terminology, from an Anglo-Saxon and American source, which knows a special dynamic. It is an innovative vocabulary under continuous development, with the English language claiming dental names and making communication difficult. We will also consider the problem of the false friend (Mány Dániel), in the specialized translation, of the inadequate translation. We will investigate the case of wrong equivalences of the term dantură, borrowed from French (according to French denture) in the lexicon of dentistry in languages other than Romanian (the application is made in English and Hungarian). Taking the original terms from the English language, not adapted to the phonetic-phonological rules of the Romanian language, is another aspect that we have in mind in our research. The descriptive-linguistic, functional and comparative methods are just some of the research methods. The first conclusion that emerges is that translations in the field of dentistry represent a continuous challenge in the current stage of the evolution of science.

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