La opacidad de los nombres propios en el texto divulgativo traducido
Opaque Proper Names in Translated Popular Science Texts

Summary/Abstract: As a text-type whose main function is to convey specialised knowledge to the layman reader, the popular science text is expected to fulfill this role in a clear and concise manner. Depending on the level of encyclopedic competence anticipated for the target audience, proper names may be relegated to a secondary position in the translator’s hierarchy of priorities. However, proper names are deeply connected to the values and traditions of the source culture, and clarifying their referent and connotations ensures an adequate recontextualization of the message for the target audience. Relying on Franco Aixelá´s proposal regarding the treatment of proper names in translation, the purpose of this article is to highlight how the lack of additional information in the translated text may result in a flawed perspective on the source culture. With this aim in mind, we will analyse some of the proper names in the Spanish version of the popular science book The God Particle (1993), written by Leon Lederman and Dick Teresi.

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