Tourist translations as a mediation tool: misunderstandings and difficulties

Autor: Durán Muñoz, Isabel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Cadernos de Tradução, Vol 1, Iss 27, Pp 29-49 (2011)
Cadernos de Tradução; Vol. 1 No. 27 (2011); 29-49
Cadernos de Tradução; Vol. 1 Núm. 27 (2011); 29-49
Cadernos de Tradução; v. 1 n. 27 (2011); 29-49
Cadernos de Tradução (Florianópolis. Online)
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
instacron:UFSC
ISSN: 2175-7968
1414-526X
Popis: This work pretends to emphasize the mediation role of translation in the tourism sector and the necessity of high-quality translations to reach an appropriate communication process with tourists. This paper will then highlight the importance of adequate translations of tourist texts and the multiple difficulties of this specialized language, especially regarding cultural elements, and also it will show some frequent linguistic and pragmatic mistakes found in tourist texts. Likewise, the importance of tourism nowadays brings us to establish a series of possible solutions to improve the quality of this kind of specialized translations so as to ensure a good relationship between source and target cultures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE