Parallel texts to translate cultural references in last wills and testaments (EN-GAL)A didactic case study
-
1
Universidade de Vigo
info
ISSN: 2175-7968, 1414-526X
Année de publication: 2024
Titre de la publication: Circum-Navegações Transtextuais e Culturais
Volumen: 44
Número: 1
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Cadernos de tradução
Résumé
Careful consideration of cultural elements is required in the transfer of legal texts within the field of specialized translation, according to Borja (2000, p. 163). The translator faces a set of difficulties not only when finding the suitable equivalences between legal systems, but also when mediating between cultures. Last wills constitute a type of legal text that is subjected to a fixed macrostructure (Alcaraz et al., 2006, p. 371) frequently bestrewed with cultural elements. This paper presents a practical perspective on translating five culturally-bound elements in a last will and testament originally drafted in English and translated into Galician by 36 final-year translation students. Furthermore, the proper use of parallel texts will also be dealt with, considering that these ‘authentic texts’ (Nord, 2010, p. 13) provide essential linguistic and cultural information during the translation process. Non-professional translators, undergraduates, in this case, search for and use the parallel texts they need to carry out an in-depth analysis to extract those sections that guide their work (Roiss, 2009, p. 134). Parallel texts were attached to their assignment and later examined to reinforce student’s learning process of legal translation module. The analysis has shown that most students could identify a set of parallel texts, suitable for the transfer of the five cultural items discussed here. By carrying out this practice, students have learnt not only where to find these texts while taking this module but also how to use them as a useful translation tool.
Références bibliographiques
- Alcaraz Varó, E. et al. (2006). El inglés jurídico norteamericano. Ariel.
- Baker, M. (1992). In other words. A coursebook on translation. Routledge.
- Bassnett, S. (1991). Translation studies. (2nd ed.). Routledge.
- Borja Albi, A. (2000). El texto jurídico inglés y su traducción al español. Ariel.
- Cao, D. (2007). Translating Law. Multilingual Matters.
- Göpferich, S. (1995). Textsorten in Naturwissenschaft und Technik: Pragmatische Typologie-Kontrastierung-Translation. Narr.
- Hermans, T. (1999). Translation in systems. Descriptive and systemic approaches explained. (Translation Theories Explained, Series 7). St. Jerome.
- Hurtado Albir, A. (2001). Traducción y traductología. Cátedra.
- Katan, D. (1999). Translating cultures. An introduction for translators, interpreters and mediators. St. Jerome.
- Kocbek, A. (2008). The Cultural Embeddedness of Legal Texts. Journal of Language & Translation, 9(2), 49–70.
- Legerén, A. (2009). El Sistema testamentario estadounidense. Thomson Reuters (Legal) Limited.
- Leppihalme, R. (1994). Culture bumps. On the translation of allusions. University of Helsinki, English Department Studies 2.
- Leppihalme, R. (1997). Culture bumps. Multilingual Matters.
- Marco Borillo, J. M. (2004). Les tècniques de traducció (dels referents culturals): Retorn per a quedar-nos-hi. Quaderns, 11, 129–149.
- Mayoral Asensio, R. (1994). La explicitación de la información en la traducción intercultural. In A. Hurtado Albir (Ed.). Estudis sobre la traducció (pp. 73–96). Universitat Jaume I.
- Newmark, P. (1988). A textbook of Translation. Prentice Hall.
- Newmark, P. (1998). More Paragraphs on Translation. Multilingual Matters.
- Nord, C. (1994). It’s tea-time in Wonderland. Culture-markers in fictional texts. In H. Pürschel et al. (Eds.). Intercultural Communication (pp. 523–538). Peter Lang.
- Nord, C. (1997). Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionalist Approaches Explained. St. Jerome.
- Nord, C. (2010). La intertextualidad como herramienta en el proceso de traducción. Puentes, 9, 9–18.
- Pérez-Manglano, J. (2019). El estamento inglés y su traducción. Amazon Italia Logistica.
- Rebechi, R. R., & Silva, M. M. da. (2018). Obituários na tradução: um estudo baseado em corpus. Cadernos de Tradução, 38(3), 298–318. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2018v38n3p298
- Roiss, S. (2009). Los intentos de clasificación de tipos y clases de texto a partir de la observación de estructuras recurrentes: el modelo de análisis textual multinivel. In J. Baigorri & H. J. Campbell (Eds.). Reflexiones sobre la traducción jurídica / Reflections on Legal Translation (pp. 125–139). Comares.
- Santoyo, J. C. (1987). Teoría y crítica de la traducción: Antología. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
- Santoyo, J. C. (1994). Traducción de cultura, traducción de civilización. In A. Hurtado Albir (Ed.). Estudis sobre la traducción (pp. 141–152). Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I.
- Snell-Hornby, M. (1988). Translation studies. An integrated approach. John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/z.38
- Soriano Barabino, G., & Oliveira, C. L. da S. (2021). A formação do tradutor jurídico: análise da competência tradutora em tradução jurídica e proposta de programa formativo. Cadernos de Tradução, 41(2), 512–531. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2021.e76665
- Stolze, R. (1999). Die Fachübersetzung. Eine Einführung. Narr.
- Stolze, R. (2013). The Legal Translator’s Approach to Texts. Humanities, 2(1), 56–71. https://doi.org/10.3390/h2010056
- Szal, M. (2014). Translating Cultural Elements in Specialised Texts. Studia Anglica Resoviensia, 11, 72–80.
- Toury, G. (1995). The nature and Role of Norms in Translation. In G. Toury (Ed.). Descriptive Translation Studies and Beyond (pp. 53–69). John Benjamin.
- Vázquez y del Árbol, E. (2013). Derecho comparado aplicado a la traducción: aspectos sucesorios (Reino Unido vs. España). Lebende Sprachen, 58(1), 35–56.
- Vlakhov, S. & Sider F. (1969). Neperovodimoe v perevode. Realii. Masterstvo perevoda 6, Moskva, Sovetskij pisatel, 432–456.
- Wills Act 1837. Chapter 26, 7 Will 4 and 1 Vict. (UK).
- Xunta de Galicia (n.d.). Residual. In Dicionario de Galego, Digalego. Retrieved May 26, 2023, from https://digalego.xunta.gal/gl/termo/55874/residual