Conceptual deviation in terminology translation

IF 0.9 4区文学 N/A LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Terminology Pub Date : 2023-10-26 DOI:10.1075/term.00073.li

Biwei Li

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Abstract

Abstract Viewing the conceptual dynamicity of terminology as a major challenge in translation practices, this article proposes a framework for studying conceptual deviation in terminology translation. A case study based on a multilingual parallel corpus of journalistic translation is carried out to examine the conceptual deviation in Chinese and Spanish translations of several COVID-19-related terms in health communication via international news media. The results suggest that conceptual deviation occurs to varying degrees in translation and the Chinese translation conceptually deviates more from the source text than the Spanish translation does. Based on the premise that conceptual deviation may occur because of the sociocultural constraints on journalistic translation as an activity of cross-linguistic and -cultural health communication, the causes and impact of conceptual deviation in terminology translation are also discussed.

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术语翻译中的概念偏差

术语的概念动态性是翻译实践中的一个主要挑战，本文提出了一个研究术语翻译中概念偏差的框架。本研究以多语种新闻翻译平行语料库为基础，对国际新闻媒体卫生传播中与covid -19相关的几个术语的中文和西班牙文翻译的概念偏差进行了研究。结果表明，在翻译过程中存在不同程度的概念偏差，汉译比西班牙语翻译更偏离原文的概念。新闻翻译作为一种跨语言、跨文化的健康交流活动，由于社会文化的制约，可能会产生概念偏差，在此前提下，本文还讨论了术语翻译中概念偏差的原因及其影响。

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Terminology Multiple-

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1.60

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期刊介绍： Terminology is an independent journal with a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary scope. It focusses on the discussion of (systematic) solutions not only of language problems encountered in translation, but also, for example, of (monolingual) problems of ambiguity, reference and developments in multidisciplinary communication. Particular attention will be given to new and developing subject areas such as knowledge representation and transfer, information technology tools, expert systems and terminological databases. Terminology encompasses terminology both in general (theory and practice) and in specialized fields (LSP), such as physics.