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Dipartimento di Studi linguistici e culturali, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italia
Specialized Communication in English: Analysis and Translation
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Marina Bondi, Silvia Cacchiani, Donatella Malavasi, Annalisa Sezzi
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TAB E F C TE TS
I TR DUCTI 9
CHAPTER 1
A i tr ducti t specia i ed disc urse 13
1 1 I tr ducti 13
1 2 a guage features! textua# structure a d c $$u icative
fu cti 16
1 3 Pre#i$i ary defi iti s( Ar u d the ti f register 24 1 4 a guage as acti ( Fr $ speech t acts f disc urse 27
1 5 Ge re A a#ysis 34
1 6 Disc urse c $$u ities a d c $$u ities f practice 46 1 7 Rece t tre ds i the study f specia#i0ed c $$u icati 49 1 8 Specia#i0ed c $$u icati a d c rpus3i f r$ed studies 71
1 9 Su$$ary 88
CHAPTER 2
Tra s ati Studies a d specia i ed tra s ati A i tr ducti 89
2 1 I tr ducti 89
2 2 Equiva#e ce a d TS 93
2 2 1 R $a 5a6 bs a d equiva#e ce i differe ce 94 2 2 2 Euge e ida a d the equiva#e t effect 96 2 2 3 5 C Catf rd’s f r$a# c rresp de ce a d
textua# equiva#e ce 100
2 2 4 Peter ew$ar6’s se$a tic a d c $$u icative
tra s#ati 102
2 2 5 Wer er < ##er a d his five types f equiva#e ce 103 2 3 Text types! fu cti ! purp se! c $$issi a d TS 105
6 Tab#e f c te ts
2 3 1 <athari a Reiss! fu cti s a d text types 107 2 3 2 Ha s Ver$eer! <athari a Reiss a d the S6 p s
The ry 111
2 3 3 5usta H #03>ä ttäri, translatorial action and
commission 113
2 3 4 Christia e rd a d fu cti a#ity p#us # ya#ty 115 2 3 5 >ary S e## H r by a d her I tegrated Appr ach 121
2 4 Disc urse! register a d TS 124
2 4 1 5u#ia e H use a d Tra s#ati Qua#ity Assess$e t 124 2 4 2 Basi# Hati$ a d Ia >as ( Disc urse a d register 129 2 4 3 > a Ba6er( Equiva#e ce a d u iversa#s 132
2 4 3 1 U iversa#s f tra s#ati 141
2 5 ew deve# p$e ts i TS fr $ the i eties wards 143
2 6 Su$$ary 144
CHAPTER 3
Res urces f r tra s ati 147
3 1 I tr ducti 147
3 2 C rp ra i tra s#ati 149
3 2 1 C $parab#e c rp ra 150
3 2 2 Para##e# c rp ra 153
3 2 3 Tra s#ati c rp ra 156
3 3 Tra s#ati $e$ ries a d CAT t #s 157
3 4 >achi e tra s#ati 162
3 5 Res urces f r tra s#ati g ega# E g#ish 167
3 6 Su$$ary 173
CHAPTER 4
The a guage f the aw A a ysis a d tra s ati 175
4 1 I tr ducti 175
4 2 ega# ge res 178
4 3 Features f the a guage f the aw 192
4 4 ega# tra s#ati 200
4 4 1 Eur spea6 a d C urt Fre ch 202
4 4 2 Perf r$ativity a d $ da#ity i EC5 Audge$e ts 206
4 5 Tra s#ati g c tracts 214
4 6 Su$$ary 225
Tab#e f c te ts 7 CHAPTER 5
Tra s ati g Busi ess Disc urse A f cus CSR rep rts 227
5 1 I tr ducti 227
5 2 Busi ess E g#ish! disc urse a d ge res( A verview 229 5 3 C rp rate c $$u icati a d CSR c $$u icati 232
5 3 1 CSR rep rts 236
5 4 Tra s#ati f busi ess disc urse 242
5 4 1 ative CSR rep rts i E g#ish 253
5 4 1 1 CSR3re#ated phrase # gy 254
5 4 1 2 S $e ther strategies f r tra s#ati g CSR rep rts i t
E g#ish 271
5 5 Su$$ary 277
REFERE CES 279
I TR DUCTI 1
ari a B di Si via Cacchia i A a isa Se i D ate a a avasi
The rati a#e f this v #u$e ste$s fr $ rea#ity! i e fr $ ta6i g the cha##e ges p sed by teachi g specia#i0ed c $$u icati a d specia#i0ed tra s#ati t U iversity stude ts i Ita#y I particu#ar it rigi ates fr $ the c urse f E g ish specia ised c ""u icati a d tra s ati he#d withi the $aster’s degree pr gra$$e i a guages f r C $$u icati i I ter ati a# E terprises a d rga i0ati ( AC >)! at the Depart$e t f Studies a guage a d Cu#ture f the U iversity f > de a a d Reggi E$i#ia! Ita#y The c urse has bee A i t#y taught by the f ur auth rs ver the years The reas behi d this c#arificati is tw f #d( the e ha d! the c te ts a d the structure f the chapters try t $eet stude ts’ actua# eedsD the ther ha d! the teachi g experie ce was the drivi g f rce behi d the atte$pt t face the e duri g c u dru$ betwee the ry a d practice I this regard! the v #u$e d es t have the a$biti t fi## this gap! but the etw r6 f recurri g heuristic t #s! c cepts!
a d strategies thr ugh ut the chapters! ass ciated with exa$p#es a d practica# res urces! disc# se the strict c ecti betwee these tw sides f the sa$e c i
1 The v #u$e ste$s fr $ the auth rs’ $a y years c ##ab rati i researchi g a d teachi g specia#i0ed c $$u icati a d tra s#ati at the U iversity f
> de a a d Reggi E$i#ia! Ita#y The ge era# ut#i e f the v #u$e a d the drafti g f the i tr ducti are the pr duct f the A i t eff rts f the f ur auth rs Chapter 1 was writte by >ari a B di! Chapter 2 by A a#isa Se00i! Chapter 4 by Si#via Cacchia i! a d Chapter 5 by D ate##a >a#avasi >ari a B di! Si#via Cacchia i a d A a#isa Se00i are a#s resp sib#e f r Chapter 3
10 I tr ducti
I u$erab#e ther c urseb 6s atte$pt t d s ! e $ight say Yet! the pecu#iarity f this v #u$e resides i the fact that it ut#i es a ra ge f appr aches t specia#i0ed disc urse a d tra s#ati ! whi#e f cusi g the tra s#ati f tw specific ge res 3 CSR rep rts a d c tracts 3 wh se si$i#arities a d diverge cies pe up readers’ h ri0 s ver the c $p#exity f specia#i0ed tra s#ati i ge era# Further$ re! the tw w r6i g #a guages are Ita#ia a d E g#ish! a d b th the tra s#ati i t e’s w
$ ther t gue a d i t a f reig #a guage are ta6e i t acc u t This is agai e f t i rea#ity! as specia#i0ed tra s#at rs r e terprises’ e$p# yees are fte required t tra s#ate i t E g#ish eve if they are t ative spea6ers
These pre$ises give ! the chapters are rga i0ed as f ## ws Chapter 1 ffers a ge era# verview s $e crucia# issues f specia#i0ed c $$u icati ! detai#i g i$p rta t defi iti s! such as th se f d $ai ! register! ge re! text3type! that $ight ge erate c fusi a d that are a ecessary basis f r u dersta di g tra s#ati pr b#e$s a d strategies It c ti ues by # 6i g at the deve# p$e ts f disc urse a d ge re a a#ysis! payi g particu#ar atte ti t ti s re#eva t f r specia#i0ed tra s#ati ! such as the es f disc urse c $$u ity a d c $$u ity f practice a guage a d 6 w#edge i specia#i0ed c $$u icati are subseque t#y i vestigated i differe t textua# f r$s a d the chapter e ds with the recipr ca# c tributi f c rpus studies a d specia#i0ed disc urse! thereby pavi g the way f r Chapter 3
Chapter 2 idea##y bui#ds a bridge betwee the previ us ge era#
the retica# chapter by exa$i i g s $e f the c cepts previ us#y prese ted i the #ight f the pr gresses f Tra s#ati Studies! a d by addi g s $e ther ti s which are dee$ed i$p rta t f r specia#i0ed tra s#ati As a $atter f fact! with ut c#ai$i g t be exhaustive! the chapter f cuses th se c cepts a d appr aches that have c tributed t the research specia#i0ed tra s#ati a d its features The diachr ic perspective pr vides readers with a hist rica# bac6gr u d agai st which t i terpret c cepts such as equiva#e ce r fu cti By the sa$e t 6e ! it ca $a6e the$
bec $e aware f h w differe t appr aches have deve# ped a d why
I tr ducti 11 Chapter 3 is a tra siti a# chapter res urces specia#i0ed tra s#at rs ca e$p# y! such as c rp ra a d CAT t #s S $e f the$ are a ticipated i the first Chapter a d their effective use is!
f r exa$p#e! sh w i Chapter 5! whe faci g the tra s#ati fr $ Ita#ia i t E g#ish Agai ! it is part f that wea#th f 6 w#edge a d t #b x that readers ca draw fr $ a d tra sfer t their w specific situati s
Chapter 4 c ce trates #ega# tra s#ati It first#y de#i eates the pr b#e$s #ega# tra s#at rs have t face! such as the es c ected t ter$i # gy a d equiva#e ce A se#ecti f #ega#
ge res is the prese ted! aware f the i$p rta ce f the 6 w#edge f ge re3specific c ve ti s f r #ega# tra s#ati A secti
#ega# #a guage features prepares f r the discussi s #ega# the ry a d practices! f cusi g i particu#ar EU tra s#ati where the differe ce betwee tra s#ati a d versi is esse tia# Fi a##y!
structure #exis a d phrase # gy are de#ved i t ! c sideri g exa$p#es f tra s#ati s fr $ E g#ish i t Ita#ia
Chapter 5! i stead! sheds #ight i t the tra s#ati f CSR rep rts c sideri g the ther directi f tra s#ati ! that is! fr $ the $ ther t gue t the f reig #a guage! i this case E g#ish Freque t#y disregarded r c sidered as i feri r! it is ethe#ess part f tra s#at rs’ pr fessi a# experie ces! with a## the pr b#e$s a d c cer s that the Chapter atte$pts t i vestigate S $e c cepts f Chapter 1 a d 2 are herei resu$ed a d app#ied t the case f CSR rep rts! which are! first f a##! described i ter$s f fu cti ! structure! a d #a guage Agai ! as i the case f #ega#
tra s#ati ! pr b#e$s c ected t 3equiva#e ce i specia#i0ed ter$i # gy are high#ighted t gether with $ re ge re3specific features such as the f r$s f se#f3refere ce that varies betwee CSR rep rts i E g#ish a d Ita#ia ! thus sh wi g the cu#tura# aspects f s $e ge re3c ve ti s
The v #u$e e ds with a #i$ited but varied #ist f refere ces that readers ca use t deepe s $e f the t pics faced
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