Specialized terminology of the Polish Penal Code in German translations Cover Image

Fachterminologie des polnischen Strafgesetzbuches in deutschen Übersetzungen
Specialized terminology of the Polish Penal Code in German translations

Author(s): Agnieszka Pietrzak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Criminal Law, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: criminal code; legal translation; equivalence

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the results of an analysis of the terminology of the Polish Criminal Code and its equivalents taken from three translations of the code into German. Scientific corpus includes Polish Criminal Code and the following three translations: DE-IURE-PL (2019), C.H. Beck (2012) and Max-Planck-Institut (1998). The method used is comparative legal analysis. The results of the analysis may find application in academic teaching and be used in the develop­ment of courses in legal translation.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 37-46
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German