Intersystemic Legal Comparison and Interlingual Legal Translation Norway and Germany-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Intersystemic Legal Comparison and Interlingual Legal Translation Norway and Germany

Published:2019-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:37 Page:63-84
ISSN:2391-4491
Container-title:Comparative Legilinguistics
language:en
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Author:

Simonnæs Ingrid¹

Affiliation:

1. Institut für Fachsprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation Norwegische Wirtschaftsuniversität (NHH)

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents theoretical aspects of the intersystemic translation of legislative texts from Norwegian into German for informative purposes. When comparing legal systems, one differentiates between international, national and supranational legal systems. Since each legal system has its own conceptual system, the prevailing challenge in legal translation (studies) is how to reconcile different conceptual systems and their denominations in two different legal languages. Therefore, it is often argued that the ideal profile for a legal translator should consist of a combination of skills of both lawyers and linguists. In this vein, a case study on recent changes in Norwegian and German family law concerning motherhood/fatherhood is used to illustrate an interdisciplinary approach to translating central concepts from Norwegian into German.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Law,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.14746/cl.2019.37.2

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