Prevajanje normativnih pravnih besedil se podreja strogim pravilom, ki se nanašajo predvsem na visoko mero natančnosti teh prevodov z vidika vsebine in jezikovne točnosti, kar izhaja iz dejstva, da ...so ti prevodi pravno zavezujoči. Pravni jezik, kamor štejemo tudi jezik normativnih pravnih besedil, ima določene ključne značilnosti. Mednje štejemo nominalizacijo in prisotnost kompleksnih samostalniških struktur ter pogosto rabo trpnika. Ker se skladenjski sistemi jezikov se med seboj razlikujejo, lahko pri prevajanju določb v mednarodnih pogodbah pričakujemo razlike med skladenjskimi strukturami povedi in stavkov v izhodiščnem jeziku in skladenjskimi strukturami v njihovih prevodih. Namen tega prispevka je prikazati rezultate kvantitativne in kvalitativne analize skladenjskih prevodnih premikov na skladenjskih ravneh povedi in stavka v slovenskih prevodih določb iz mednarodnih pogodb, napisanih v angleščini kot pravni lingvi franki. Za potrebe raziskave smo izdelali manjši enosmerni vzporedni korpus, ki je vseboval enostavčne povedi kot pogosto vrsto povedi v mednarodnih pogodbah. Glavna ugotovitev glede strukturnih premikov naše raziskave je, da se glede na angleške izhodiščne povedi v slovenščini večinoma ohranja enostavčna povedna struktura. Do premikov v zloženo povedno strukturo v slovenščini pa pride, kadar je kompleksno zložena samostalniška fraza v angleščini prevedena kot podredni stavek v slovenščini. Na ravni stavka so premiki posledica spremembe zaporedja stavčnih členov ali pa posledica spremembe angleške trpne glagolske oblike v slovensko tvorno glagolsko obliko. Vendar tudi na tej ravni premiki niso pogosti. Iz teh ugotovitev sklepamo, da se prevajalci glede skladnje držijo načela visoke natančnosti prevodov normativnih besedil z vidika ohranjanja zaporedja podanih informacij ob upoštevanju zakonitosti pravne slovenščine.
This paper presents an analysis of the attitudes of non-native English-speaking students of business and economics towards the use of Slovene as the mother tongue in the acquisition of specialized ...business and economics related terms in English. The research questions posed in this paper address the students’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness and necessity of the teachers’ use of Slovene to explain specialized terms in English and their use of Slovene when learning specialized terms. The present study was quantitative, with data being gathered via a questionnaire. 174 students of economics and business participated in the survey. The results of our analysis are of value to Business English teachers and as they suggest ways in which students’ mother tongue may be used in teaching and learning of specialized terminology in English.
Over the past decades, the monolingual (English-only) approach to English language teaching and learning has prevailed. In recent years, however, the trend of using students’ first language (L1) in ...teaching and learning English as a foreign language has re-emerged. However, the research on the use of L1 in teaching English for specific purposes is far from extensive. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of Slovene as the students’ L1 in teaching and learning Business English at tertiary level. The specific objectives were to determine the students’ attitudes towards the teachers’ and the students’ use of Slovene during Business English lessons and the students’ use of Slovene in learning Business English. The present study was quantitative, with data gathered via a questionnaire. The results show that, on the one hand, there is some inclination towards the use of L1 both in class and during their study of Business English. On the other hand, the preference towards the use of predominantly (or exclusively) English in class is also present and is positively correlated with the level of students’ knowledge of English. The results are of value to English language teachers as they suggest the contexts in which students’ L1 could be used in the process of teaching and learning English for specific purposes.
In our era of globalisation, English is at the top of the languages used in international business. A vast majority of business communication in English is carried out by non-native speakers of ...English. In a cross-cultural exchange of information, the sender and the recipient come from different cultural backgrounds. The patterns of communication vary across the globe and non-native speakers tend to apply their native language patterns when communicating in English. This paper thus focuses on the concept of spoken communication and dimensions of culture and how they are reflected in communication patterns in different business situations. It also addresses the teaching of Business English as a lingua franca and the role of Business English teachers in helping learners develop their communicative and intercultural competence in order to communicate effectively in a multicultural work environment.
Članek predstavlja izsledke korpusne analize pojavnosti angleških naklonskih glagolov v glagolskih besednih zvezah ter polnopomenskih glagolov, ki se navezujejo na naklonske glagole v ‘splošnih ...prodajnih pogojih’. ‘Splošni prodajni pogoji’ so pravno zavezujoči dokumenti s področja prodaje, ki določajo obveznosti in pravice prodajalcev in kupcev pri transakciji blaga za plačilo. Z našo raziskavo smo ugotovili, da so najpogostejši naklonski glagoli v teh dokumentih glagoli shall, will, may, must in can ter, da sta glagolski besedni zvezi ‚modal+infinitive’ and ‘modal+be+past participle’ prisotni najpogosteje. Nadalje, analiza je razkrila prisotnost kar 718 različnih polnopomenskih glagolov, ki označujejo dejanja, stanja in pogoje, ki so povezani s prodajo in nakupom blaga. Izsledki naše analize so skladni z namenom in značilnostmi teh dokumentov. Raziskava je primer, kako se pomen in značilnosti pravnega besedilnega žanra s področja komerciale kažejo skozi določeno slovnično kategorijo, t.j. skozi naklonske ter polnopomenske glagole.
Technical terminology, which comprises individual words and various kinds of more or less fixed word partnerships, constitutes an important part of professional discourse. A good command of domain ...specific collocations adds to the proficiency in specialist communication in any domain, including commerce. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of a corpus-based study of the most common collocations of 16 high-frequency nouns in ‘standard terms and conditions of sale’ as authentic, commerce-related documents. Our research shows that the most frequent nouns form a substantial number of significant collocations which can be considered technical terminology in the field of commerce. In turn, these findings can be used as the basis for designing teaching syllabi and teaching materials for courses in English for commerce and trade.
Technical terminology, which comprises individual words and various kinds of more or less fixed word partnerships, constitutes an important part of professional discourse. A good command of domain ...specific collocations adds to the proficiency in specialist communication in any domain, including commerce. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of a corpus-based study of the most common collocations of 16 high-frequency nouns in 'standard terms and conditions of sale' as authentic, commerce-related documents. Our research shows that the most frequent nouns form a substantial number of significant collocations which can be considered technical terminology in the field of commerce. In turn, these findings can be used as the basis for designing teaching syllabi and teaching materials for courses in English for commerce and trade. Adapted from the source document
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