Dr. Carlos F. Márquez Linares Dr. Enrique F. Quero Gervilla Doctoral Programme in Languages, Texts and Contexts Faculty of Translation and Interpreting university of granada

Descriptive Translation Groups within the Coporate Govenrance Field

The processes of term creation and translation are based on the characteristic features of LSP, term-formation requirements and terminology development. DT is one of the most frequent methods of term translation. It deals with terms which do not have a direct equivalent in the target language. In addition to this, the specialized fields which employ DT allow the forms to be chosen in a relatively free manner.

When it comes to Corporate Governance terms, concepts appear in English-speaking countries. In most cases not only a term, but the whole “idea” or concept is borrowed from English and integrated into the Russian language system. Accordingly, the English language exerts an enormous influence on the form of a Russian term. The Russian language struggles in its turn with unclear and non-transparent term forms. In some cases several stages of adaptation precede the integration of a term into the Russian language system. This triggers certain variations within LSP.

By its very nature, DT encompasses a wide range of semantic elements and translation techniques, as well as various combinations of these. As a result, subdivision of the DT method is necessary, based on the characteristic features that accompany DT. Since this classification does not exist, this work postulates the following groups:

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  Pure Descriptive Translation;
  
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  Descriptive Translation and Calque;
  
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  Descriptive Translation and Direct Loan; and
  
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  Additional or Irrelevant Components.