Mokslo populiarinimo tekstų vertimo analizė remiantis relevantiškumo teorija

In the present paper, the authors analyze a translation process implemented within the framework of Relevance Theory using Adaptation Theory as a tool to ensure relevance in the translation of popular science texts. The paper is part of ongoing research dedicated to the development of methodology for translation of popular science texts on architecture, ICT, and economics, focused here on translating from English into Latvian. Recognizing that relevance in translation is a qualitative category, the authors suggest measuring it along two dimensions: the plane of content and the plane of expression. Having defined four categories of relevance, the authors have developed a grid that may be recommended as a guide in a translator’s decision-making process for selecting a particular adaptive strategy and translation method.Šiame straipsnyje vertimo procesas analizuojamas taikant relevantiškumo teorijos sistemą. Pasinaudodamos adaptacijos teorija kaip priemone užtikrinti relevantiškumą verčiant mokslo populiarinimo tekstus, straipsnio autorės kuria šių tekstų vertimo iš anglų kalbos į latvių kalbą metodiką. Straipsnyje pristatoma medžiaga yra šiuo metu vykdomo platesnio architektūros, IKT ir ekonomikos sričių mokslo populiarinimo tekstų vertimo tyrimo dalis. Laikomasi nuomonės, kad relevantiškumas vertime yra pamatuojama kategorija – autorės siūlo jį vertinti dviem pjūviais: pagal relevantiškumo laipsnį ir pagal relevantiškumo lygį, t. y. turinio ir raiškos lygmeniu. Tuo remdamosi autorės sukūrė tinklelį, kurį rekomenduoja taikyti vertėjui priimant sprendimus, kai reikia pasirinkti tam tikrą procedūrą ar vertimo būdą

Creation and Extension of Meaning in Professional Communication

The application of different language resources in professional communication reveals the role of cognition in information processing, the interpretive function of language in knowledge construction, and the interrelation of linguistic and extra-linguistic environments. The aim of the present paper is to examine the development of the language of science and the way it is influenced by history, technology, media, genre, and culture. Integrating cognitive approach and pragmatic analysis, the ways of meaning creation and meaning extension have been studied in the popular science texts. Creative thinking and imagination are considered responsible for innovative, creative and insightful thought in general, and, sometimes, for a much wider range of mental activities

Pragmatic Aspects of Scientific-Technical Text Analysis

The paper deals with the pragmatic aspects of special vocabulary analysis

Models of Meaning Change in Scientifi-Technical Discourse

The present article aims at the analysis of the pragmatic aspects of the contemporary scientific technical vocabulary. Due to rapid development of technical domains, the system of meaning of the already existing words often changes and new meanings appear

Technical Term Translation and Pragmatic Function

Rakstā ir analizēti tehnisko terminu tulkošanas pragmatiskie aspekti. Raksta mērķis ir aplūkot dažādas pieejas teksta analīzei translatoloģijas jomā un izpētīt termindarināšanas modeļus, kas var palīdzēt sasniegt pragmatisko ekvivalenci

Internationalization of Contemporary Scientific-Technical Vocabulary

Rakstā ir dots pārskats par zinātniski tehniskās valodas mūsdienu internacionalizācijas aspektiem un tiek analizēta angļu valodas, kā lingua franca, ietekme uz latviešu zinātniski tehniskās valodas attīstību. Rakstā arī ir aplūkoti terminoloģijas darināšanas mūsdienu tendences angļu un latviešu valodā. Speciālā uzmanība ir pievērsta jaundarināto nacionālo terminu un asimilēto svešvalodu vārdu līdzāspastāvēšanas un savstarpējās sakarības analīzei latviešu valodā

Text-Internal Linguistic Entities Characteristic of the Scientific Discourse

Vārdu krājuma lietojums zinātniskiem mērķiem ietver lielu daudzumu vārdu, vārdu savienojumu un gramatisku konstrukciju, kas ir raksturīgas zinātniskam stilam angļu valodā. Daudzveidīgs retorisku valodas līdzekļu lietojums padara zinātnisku tekstu dinamisku un sasaistītu. Dažādas lingvistiskas formas tiek lietotas, lai izteiktu ierosinājumus un hipotēzes, aprakstus un mērījumus, salīdzinājumus un pretstatus, iemeslus un argumentus, pieņēmumus un viedokļus, empīriskus novērojumus un piemērus, klasifikācijas un ieteikumus, kas balstīti uz pierādījumiem. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt dažas teksta lingvistiskās iezīmes, kas raksturīgas zinātniskajam diskursam, lai noteiktu, kas atšķir zinātnes valodu no valodas, kādu lieto ikdienas komunikācijā. Pētījuma empīriskajā daļā tiek izmantots zinātnisku darbu korpuss, piem., bakalaura, maģistra un promocijas darbi un citas zinātniskas publikācijas

Hyponymy in Text Organization Models

Hierarchical taxonomy is one of the main models of text organisation which is widely applied in computational linguistics and at the same time it is of considerable relevance in translation studies. The study of hierarchical taxonomy helps define subclasses of different words and distinguish subordinate words from their hypernyms. Hypernymy is a relation of class to subclass. Thus a hypernym usually has a number of hyponyms. A hyponym is a word that belongs to and is equally ranked in a generic class. Hyponymy is considered to be one of the key mechanisms organizing the main semantic networks in the text. In the paper different models of representation of hyponymy are discussed and exemplified considering technical terminology as the medium for analysis in translation perspective

Pragmatic Aspects of Scientific Technical Text Analysis

The present article focuses on the contemporary tendencies in the development of scientific technical vocabulary. The rapid scientific and technological progress results in the development of special language, which in turn requires the application of new methods of linguistic analysis and the study of pragmatic aspects of the scientific technical vocabulary. Analysis of contextual meaning of words they acquire in the process of meaning shift and extension is of considerable theoretical and practical importance. The results obtained may be used both as empirical data for creation and updating of linguistic corpora and as a medium for further study of meaning transfer and meaning extension in the process of development of the language in any specific scientific technical domain, thus contributing to a better understanding of these complex processes

Metaphoric Terms in Architecture and Civil Engineering: Taxonomy of the Concept 'Body'

The present article focuses on the contemporary tendencies in the development of terminology in scientific and technical texts. Taking into consideration the processes undergoing in the development of contemporary technical texts in general and the genre of popular science in particular, metaphorical competence has become one of the most essential among the large number of linguistic and extra-linguistic competences necessary for a translator of specialized texts. The aim of the present article is to study the mechanism of semantic shifts based on the cognitive theory of metaphor. The research is conducted considering the taxonomy of the semantic field of the concept BODY, the elements of which are used as the basis of nomination of many metaphoric terms in Civil Engineering and Architecture. The processes of meaning formation and extension are illustrated in the article on the basis of contrastive analysis of terms used in popular-scientific texts in the English and Latvian languages