Common errors committed in translating (not only) legal documents

Vol.35,No.1(2009)

Miroslav Bázlik

Stable URL (handle):
http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/105121

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Abstract
The paper is an attempt at identifying certain problem areas in which potential translation errors can be predicted. By being aware of the risk the translator could reduce errors to a minimum. Errors can be tolerated to some extent, but certain priorities named in the paper should be borne in mind when evaluating the seriousness of a particular error. The same type of error may be negligible in one situation but completely unacceptable in another. In legal translation an error leading to a different interpretation of the meaning might have serious consequences.

Keywords:
translator's priorities; appropriateness; adequacies; faux amis; dummies

Pages:
13–21
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