Technical Writing and Translation

Ben Teague; Fran Teague

doi:10.2190/7h9c-4phx-8h6a-cf8p

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 1982

Technical Writing and Translation

Ben Teague ; Fran Teague University of Georgia

Abstract

Translation is a form of technical writing in that both translators and technical writers assess their work by comparing it with a concrete object or process (a technical text with its subject, a translation with its original). Among aspects of language that concern translators and technical writers is that of “sublanguages,” subsets of a language used in special fields of knowledge, having distinct lexical, grammatical, and syntactic features. Sublanguage knowledge plays a vital part in both translation and technical writing. The relations found between the two professions also imply some ways technical writers can improve foreign-language services they receive.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 1982-04-01
DOI: 10.2190/7h9c-4phx-8h6a-cf8p
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