La diversidad terminológica dentro del mismo ordenamiento jurídico como problema de traducción: el subdominio jurídico de las parejas de hecho en España

Abstract In multi-legislative states, there is no uniformity, but rather a possible diversity of legal responses to the same subject matter. This diversity can occur in all sectors of law if the political and legal autonomy of the communities that make up the State is very broad or only in one or some of the sectors, with uniform legislation in the remaining sectors. This situation is in fact applicable to Spain and has given rise to an important terminological diversity in the treatment of various sectors where both the Spanish State and the Autonomous Communities have legislative powers. We have studied this question in the framework of civil partnerships a frequent phenomenon in modern Western societies due to the marked social changes that have taken place in the field of family relations in the preceding decades. Using a corpus of regulations on this subject enacted by regional legislators, we have been able to observe a considerable terminological variation, both formal and conceptual, which is due to different linguistic and extra-linguistic factors. We also analysed the repercussions and problems that this variation can have on the translation of legal documentation in this field.