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Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. urn:nbn:hr:131:592331
Marić, Laura
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Marić, L. (2024). Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

Marić, Laura. "Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

Marić, Laura. "Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

Marić, L. (2024). 'Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 14 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

Marić L. Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2024 [cited 2024 May 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

L. Marić, "Terminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2024. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:592331

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TitleTerminological Consistency in Croatian Translations of EU Legislation: A Corpus-Based Study
Title (croatian)Terminološka dosljednost u hrvatskim prijevodima zakonodavstva EU-a: korpusno istraživanje
AuthorLaura Marić
MentorNataša Pavlović (mentor)
Committee memberSnježana Veselica Majhut (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberMateusz-Milan Stanojević (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2024-02-14, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The EU produces thousands of translations every year since all legally-binding documents have to be available in all 24 official languages. A particular emphasis is placed on terminology, or rather terminological consistency due to its impact on clarity and legal certainty. However, a question still arises about how consistently the terminology is really used considering the fast pace the translations are produced at. The aim of this study is, therefore, to check for inconsistencies in the use of trade-related terminology in Croatian translations of EU legislation, and to determine if there is a correlation between the frequency and structure of terms and their consistency. Terminological consistency is measured using the HHI, following the example of Itagaki et al. (2007). Trade-related terms are taken from IATE and analysed on a corpus compiling English-Croatian translation memories from 2020 provided by the European Commission's DGT. The results confirm the presence of terminological inconsistency and show a weak positive correlation between consistency and frequency, and no correlation between consistency and structure. The main contribution of the study is to show the usefulness of EU materials and the HHI for linguistic and terminological research and create a space for further discussions about terminological consistency.
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URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:592331
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Translation
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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