The Key to Technical Translation : Volume 2: Terminology/Lexicography

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hann, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Translations into English.

Translating and interpreting.

Local Subjects:

Technology--Translations into English.

Translating and interpreting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1992.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This handbook for German/English/German technical translators at all levels from student to professional covers the root terminologies of the spectrum of scientific and engineering fields. The work is designed to give technical translators direct insight into the main error sources occurring in their profession, especially those resulting from a poor understanding of the subject matter and the usage of particular terms to designate different concepts in different branches of technology. The style is easy to read and suitable for nonnative English speakers and translators with no engineering ex

Contents:

THE KEY TO TECHNICAL TRANSLATION VOLUME TWO TERMINOLOGY/LEXICOGRAPHY; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; VORWORT; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. Polyseme Dictionary; 2. Thesaurus; 3. Collocation Dictionary; 4. Global Dictionary; 5. Gender; 6. Objectives; ACCESS GUIDE; 1. Field Codes/Descriptors; 2. Polyseme Dictionary; 3. Thesaurus; 4. Collocation Dictionary; 5. Global Dictionary; Acronym Lists; List 1. FIELD CODES; List 2. FIELD ASSOCIATIONS; List 3. DESCRIPTORS; Sections; Section One. TECHNICAL POLYSEME DICTIONARY; Section Two. TECHNICAL THESAURUS

Section Three. TECHNICAL COLLOCATION DICTIONARYSection Four. COLLOCATION INDEX; Section Five. GLOBAL DICTIONARY; Section Six. GENDER RULES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 1. Encyclopaedias; 2. Monolingual Dictionaries; 3. Technical Reference literature; 4. Lexicography/Terminology; APPENDIX Dictionary Structures; 1. Polyhierarchic Dictionary; 2. Polythesaurus; 3. Collocation; 4. Field Specification

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49721-1

9786613592446

90-272-7371-5

OCLC:

785938654