Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31724/rihjj.49.2.9
The “New Normal” Terminology: A Corpus-Based Study Into Term Variation in COVID-19-Related EU Legislative Texts
Katja Dobrić Basaneže
orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-6015
; Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, Filozofski fakultet
Martina Bajčić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-6779
; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Pravni fakultet
Supplements: 09_Dobric_Supplement.pdf
Abstract
This paper provides a contrastive analysis of COVID-19-related EU legislative texts with emphasis on term variants. The analysis carried out on a parallel corpus consisting of English and Croatian texts has identified multiple examples of variation of predominately multi-word terms at several levels. These include orthographic and grammatical variants, unit shifts and denominative variants creating different meanings. The findings support other contemporary studies into variation within specialized language, highlighting the importance of studying variation to gain understanding about the dynamics of domain knowledge. By focusing on variation in a parallel corpus, conclusions are drawn about the prevalence of variation in a newer EU official language, as opposed to English as the draft text of EU legislation.
Keywords
institutional translation; parallel corpus; terminology variation; Croatian; English; COVID-19
Hrčak ID:
309836
URI
Publication date:
17.11.2023.
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