Lerma Díaz. Translation types

Lerma Díaz. Translation types

1. Literal translation

   • It is the translation of literary texts, such as short stories, novels, plays and poems.
     • Its objective is to maintain the meaning of the works, the translator must respect and adapt his translation to the original work.
       • Aspects such as rhyme, rhythm and meter must be taken into account, while preserving the meaning of the work.
         • Angel Amado Lerma Díaz.
           • Professor: Yolanda M.
             • Translation II
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                 • cbtranslateday. (2021). Understanding 12 Different Types of Translation. TranslateDay. https://www.translateday.com/different-types-of-translations/

2. Commercial translation

   • We refer to that related to marketing and advertising. For example, brochures, catalogs, advertising and commercial campaigns for a product or service.
     • The translator must be linguistically creative, as people must understand cultural and context-specific issues in order to translate the message.

3. Specialized translation

   • It refers to the different types of translation that are specialized to a certain field.
     • Technical translation
       • Scientific translation:
         • Legal translation
           • Financial translation
             • Software translation
               • refers to the translation of applications, in which the program is completely translated for use in other countries.
               • Medical transaltion
                 • involves any medical content that is patient related, like labels, packaging, instructions, or software, and content that is product related, like research papers
                 • Script translation
                   • is vital nowadays because of many popular movies and TV shows comming out of Hollywood and being dubbed into several languages and released worldwide.
             • texts related to economic topics, such as: reports, corporate balance sheets, bank bulletins, minutes of shareholders' meetings, etc.
           • Legal translation requires great linguistic precision, and the translator must have a thorough knowledge of terminology and comprehension
         • texts related to science, i.e. chemistry, physics, dentistry, veterinary medicine, medicine, etc.
       • texts related to industry and technology, e.g. technical manuals, product information.

4. Public or certified translation

   • Refers to translations required for official procedures in public or private organizations such as ministries, consulates and notary offices,