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Direct linkRibe, Enriqueta; Olivera, Miguel – Meta, 1979
Discusses translation problems resulting from semantic differences in legal and sociopolitical vocabulary, and the translator's responsibility in exposing erroneous or false presuppositions found in the source document. (AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Usage, Laws, Semantics
Darbelnet, Jean – Meta, 1979
Discusses the dichotomy between legal terminology and legal discourse, and its implications for translation. (AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Usage, Laws, Lexicography
Choul, Jean-Claude – Meta, 1979
Discusses the notions of "word,""term," and "expression," and various semantic relationships with which the technical translator must deal. (AM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Definitions, Discourse Analysis, Lexicography
Tourangeau, Raymond – Meta, 1980
Defines the concepts underlying the semiotics of written texts and emphasizes the distinction between literary production (discourse) and technical writing (message), the former stressing the poetic and expressive functions, the latter the referential function. Describes the language of "messages" as based on unambiguous terms that reflect the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Discourse Analysis, Glossaries, Lexicography
