Translation Theories Applicable to Legislative Documents
Translation Theories Applicable to Legislative Documents
Author(s): Alina-Maria ZahariaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Theoretical Linguistics, Translation Studies, EU-Legislation
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: stereotypes; standardization; legal translation; differences
Summary/Abstract: The age of globalization is also affecting the field of translation. Stereotypical expressions are increasingly used, especially when dealing with legal discourse. Thus, the task of the translator is merely to convey the message in the most comprehensible way for the reader. This paper attempts to present the difficulties in achieving the same legal effect when translating EU legislation from English to Romanian. The first part discusses some theoretical perspectives on legal translation trying to determine the best way of translating a legal text. The second part of my paper will be based on a comparative analysis of two translated EU directives, in terms of structure, vocabulary and syntax. The corpus of my study is based on translations of official EU documents from English to Romanian.
Journal: Comunicare Interculturală și Literatură
- Issue Year: 12/2010
- Issue No: 4-II
- Page Range: 611-615
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
