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@article{ART001887637},
author={Park Hyunju},
title={The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2014},
volume={15},
number={2},
pages={59-94},
doi={10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park Hyunju
TI - The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2014
VL - 15
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 59
EP - 94
SN - 1229-795X
AB - In Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, Nkwenti-Azeh (1998: 249) wrote, "In specialized translation, it is well known that the search for interlingual equivalents is a time-consuming activity, occupying in some cases up to 60 per cent of total translator time." Terminology dictionaries including web-based databases can be a great asset for translators as they are a significant help in tackling such a daunting task. Hence it is important to know where and how to use the dictionaries which can be an effective translation aid, thereby reducing translation time and boosting translators' terminological competence. Translating materials dealing with cultural heritage is no exception. As such, this paper introduces bilingual terminology dictionaries available for translation in the field of cultural heritage, and examines their effectiveness as translation aids. It is encouraging that, as shown in this study, an increasing number of such dictionaries have been made available in the field since the 2000s. However, this paper also finds there is still much room for improvement in various respects: some of the dictionaries provide correspondences that have not taken into account the relation between cultural identity and translation and even reflect colonial views. In terms of user-friendliness, the web-based dictionaries are seldom "easy and pleasant to use" due to terminological standardization and poor search functions, and do not fully take advantage of their electronic nature (Kernerman 2001: 147). Hence, this paper makes suggestions that could be considered when publishing translation-oriented dictionaries in the future.
KW - cultural heritage;bilingual dictionary;translation aid;terminological competence
DO - 10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003
ER -

Park Hyunju. (2014). The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage. The Journal of Translation Studies, 15(2), 59-94.

Park Hyunju. 2014, "The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.15, no.2 pp.59-94. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju "The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage" The Journal of Translation Studies 15.2 pp.59-94 (2014) : 59.

Park Hyunju. The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage. 2014; 15(2), 59-94. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju. "The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage" The Journal of Translation Studies 15, no.2 (2014) : 59-94.doi: 10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju. The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage. The Journal of Translation Studies, 15(2), 59-94. doi: 10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju. The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2014; 15(2) 59-94. doi: 10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju. The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage. 2014; 15(2), 59-94. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003

Park Hyunju. "The Bilingual Terminology Dictionary as a Translation Aid: Focusing on the Field of Cultural Heritage" The Journal of Translation Studies 15, no.2 (2014) : 59-94.doi: 10.15749/jts.2014.15.2.003