Translation techniques of mining terminology in guide books on Wieliczka Salt Mine Cover Image

Tecniche di traduzione dei termini minerari nelle guide della Miniera di Sale di Wieliczka
Translation techniques of mining terminology in guide books on Wieliczka Salt Mine

Author(s): Joanna Woźniakiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: language for special purposes; mining terminology; specialized translation; translation strategies; tourist guide books

Summary/Abstract: The article is concerned with the analysis of the texts of Wieliczka Salt Mine guidebooks and discusses the problems of their translation. They are mostly related to the presence of specialist terminology, above all from the field of mining techniques and geology. There are also many culture specific terms or ones that describe a phenomenon specific to that particular place, which do not have equivalents in other languages. The article presents possible translation techniques, taking into account also the recipient of the text.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 142-151
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Italian