Translation of the Proper Nouns in Legal English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21807882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gang Tang (0000-0002-9830-6221), Tang Gang (Wuhan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 711-716 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1106.15 |
| OpenAlex | W3171447007 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Proper nouns have posed a challenge to translators of legal English for a long time. Legal English has the characteristics of formality, accuracy, ambiguity, professional, etc. These characteristics have made it more difficult for translation of the proper nouns in legal English. However, due to not paying enough attention to translation of the proper nouns in legal English, translators engaged in legal translation often make a lot of mistakes during the process of translation. Generally speaking, names of people or places are transliterated, while names of institutions or books are semantic translated. Transliteration should follow the principle of conformity to the original and the principle of convention, the former is mainly applied to proper nouns of non-English origin, while the latter concerning established wording or phrasing. In order to translate the proper nouns in legal English better, firstly, we should be aware of the difficulties of translation of the proper nouns in legal English; secondly, we should try our best to accumulate extensive legal knowledge and improve our translation skills; thirdly, we should make full use of reference books and master the skills of Internet application; last but not the least, we should ask for advice from others
Ambiguity · Formality · Linguistics · Literal translation · Natural language processing · Noun · Proper noun · Transliteration · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |