Absolute constructions in French and Italian legal texts and in their translation Cover Image

La construction absolue dans les textes juridiques français et italiens et dans leur traduction
Absolute constructions in French and Italian legal texts and in their translation

Author(s): Zuzanna Honová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: absolute construction; past participle; present participle; composed past participle; translation

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of absolute constructions in French and Italian legal texts. Based on a comparative study, it aims to show the differences concerning their frequency, function and use in the corpus of legislative texts, specifically in French and Italian codes of criminal procedures. Furthermore, it proposes to compare the results with the analysis of the translation of the French code of criminal procedures into Italian and examine the strategies used by the translator.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 54-64
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French