The importance of text-normative equivalence in the translation of law acts and the ways of its determination Cover Image

Znaczenie ekwiwalencji tekstowo-normatywnej w przekładzie aktów prawnych i sposoby jej ustalania
The importance of text-normative equivalence in the translation of law acts and the ways of its determination

Author(s): Jan Iluk, Łukasz Iluk
Subject(s): Translation Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: translation studies; law language; specialist vocabulary; text-normative equivalence

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the problem of text-normative equivalence has been addressed. It was introduced by W. Koller in 1979, but so far it has not been further developed in the literature. Preserving textual and normative equivalence is particularly important in the translation of law texts. Therefore, the question arises about the parameters of equivalence. The article shows that in law acts such objective parameters are the specific attendance and distribution of lexical resources. They allow for a precise establishment of normative equivalents in the target language.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 51-69
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish