Vers une traduction financière fonctionnaliste. Appliquer la théorie de Christiane Nord aux textes
Towards a Functionalist Perspective on Financial Translation. Applying the Theory of Christiane Nord to Journalistic Texts

Summary/Abstract: This paper is based on a teaching experience which aims at showing how functionalism can successfully be introduced in business translation classes for undergraduates in France (Applied Foreign Languages). Functionalism helps students consider financial translation as a communication tool and a targeted activity: besides a specialized lexicon (ESP), the text to translate contains a highly technical discourse and economic knowledge the student should master and understand to fully and accurately translate newspaper articles. Moreover, the four functions described in Nord’s theory help students translate a text into the target language and its cultural, societal and business environment.

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