Horizontal and vertical terminology work in the context of EU translations
Résumé
The aim of this paper is to analyse the decisions the translator has to take while translating
terminology in EU texts. Starting with the theoretical aspects, the interrelation of terminology
and translation will be explored – leading to the reinterpretation of some key terms in both
disciplines: the notion of term in a translation-oriented perspective, and the notion of translation
in a terminology-oriented perspective. Second, turning to the EU context, a short overview will
be given of the peculiarities of the EU’s language regime and its impact on the role of translators
as terminologists. Third, it will be revealed how the interconnection of conceptual systems and
languages at EU level makes terminology work a multi-layered activity, with a number of
decisions to be taken by the translator. Two terms, horizontal and vertical terminology work,
will be introduced to label these activities. Special attention will be paid to the notion of EU
term. It will be argued that the emergence of a special EU-language and terminology and the
limits of corpus planning at national level make the involvement of Member States especially
relevant in this context.
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