Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
The paper approaches the specific case of the technical discourse in the context of a modern world which facilitates and promotes a more and more refined diversification of specialized texts. Created, imposed, promoted and sustained by economic reasons, the translation of technical texts finds new c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universităţii "Petru Maior"
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Bulletin of the ''Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș |
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| Online Access: | http://scientificbulletin.upm.ro/papers/2009/10/Translating-English-Technical-Texts-The-Role-of-the-Translator-and-the-Challenges-of-Technological-Facilities.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper approaches the specific case of the technical discourse in the context of a modern world which facilitates and promotes a more and more refined diversification of specialized texts. Created, imposed, promoted and sustained by economic reasons, the translation of technical texts finds new challenges as it is confronted with the opportunities offered by the cyberspace. While being quick, available and free, online instant translation services prove to be essentially inappropriate for the translation of technical texts, where accuracy is a prerogative. |
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| ISSN: | 1841-9267 2285-438X |