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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Main Author: Dana Rus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura Universităţii "Petru Maior" 2009-12-01
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
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spelling doaj-070e17eed3464b4a8c1be8097429a9092020-11-24T23:38:17ZengEditura Universităţii "Petru Maior"Scientific Bulletin of the ''Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș1841-92672285-438X2009-12-016 (XXIII)23840Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological FacilitiesDana RusThe 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. http://scientificbulletin.upm.ro/papers/2009/10/Translating-English-Technical-Texts-The-Role-of-the-Translator-and-the-Challenges-of-Technological-Facilities.pdftranslatingEnglishtechnological facilities
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Scientific Bulletin of the ''Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș
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title Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
title_short Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
title_full Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
title_fullStr Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
title_full_unstemmed Translating English Technical Texts The Role of the Translator and the Challenges of Technological Facilities
title_sort translating english technical texts the role of the translator and the challenges of technological facilities
publisher Editura Universităţii "Petru Maior"
series Scientific Bulletin of the ''Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș
issn 1841-9267
2285-438X
publishDate 2009-12-01
description 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.
topic translating
English
technological facilities
url http://scientificbulletin.upm.ro/papers/2009/10/Translating-English-Technical-Texts-The-Role-of-the-Translator-and-the-Challenges-of-Technological-Facilities.pdf
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