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

DT and Direct Loan is a translation method combining descriptive elements with elements transferred to a target term using transcription or transliteration. The choice of a translation equivalent is influenced by each component of source term. For example, affiliate: (Direct Loan (with assimilation) + DT) aффилированная компания (IFC) (affilirovannaja kompanija; L.t.: affiliated company);

DT with Additional or Irrelevant Components is a translation method implying the use of extra explanatory elements within the target term. These components can be easily changed for

shorter ones or can be removed completely. They usually bear a very low semantic load, e.g. “так называемый” (L.t.: so called), “указанный” (L.t.: indicated), “который” (L.t.: which). Some elements contain information which is not explicit in the source term; they cannot be retrieved from either the etymology of a term or its definition. These components do not contribute to term transparency or the practical use of a term. The elements can be irrelevant and may not match the style or grammar patterns of LSP. For example, key item management reporting system: cистема отчетности в области управления по основным направлениям деятельности (UNTERM) (sistema otchetnosti v oblasti upravlenija po osnovnym napravlenijam dejatel'nosti; L.t.: the system of reporting in the field of management under the main courses of activity);

DT, Calque and Direct Loan is a marginal category that contains descriptive elements and elements retrieved from the source term using Calque or Direct Loan. This method is rarely used (see table 17).

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