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Dokumenty konsumenckie – wyzwanie dla użytkownika i tłumacza
Consumer documents – a challenge for a consumer and a translator

Author(s): Ilona Delekta
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to selected consumer documents and their translations as well as the problems encountered by a translator and an average consumer making an attempt at their correct interpretation. At first the article defines consumer documents, and an average consumer and who is their author or translator. On the basis of the collected research material the author indicated some linguistic and non-linguistic aspects affecting their correct interpretation by a translator and a consumer. Incorrectly drafted or translated consumer text can result in serious legal, financial, health or other consequences, both for a consumer or a manufacturer or seller.

  • Page Range: 287-297
  • Page Count: 11
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: Polish