Translator’s working sources of information are information sources used by the translator in the translation process and helping him to produce a high-quality translation.
Working sources of information are divided into:
- general sources of information (with which all translators work)
- special sources of information (mainly used by translators within their narrow specialization, for example, technical translators , legal translators , etc.).
Content
General sources of information
Common sources of information include general-purpose dictionaries and general encyclopedias .
- General Dictionaries
- Bilingual dictionaries
- Bilingual non-specialized dictionaries
- Bilingual phraseological dictionaries
- Monolingual dictionaries
- Explanatory Dictionaries
- Explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language
- Explanatory dictionaries of a foreign language
- Dictionaries of foreign words
- Auxiliary dictionaries
- Dictionaries of Synonyms
- Dictionaries of Antonyms
- Spelling dictionaries
- Encyclopedic General Dictionaries
- Explanatory Dictionaries
- Bilingual dictionaries
- General Encyclopedias
Special Sources of Information
Special sources of information include special dictionaries, special encyclopedias, reference books , special literature and other sources of information
- Special Dictionaries
- Bilingual special dictionaries
- Polytechnical Dictionaries
- Industry Dictionaries
- Auxiliary dictionaries (e.g. abbreviations)
- Monolingual special dictionaries (eg, “Brief Polytechnical Dictionary”)
- Bilingual special dictionaries
- Special Encyclopedias
- Polytechnic Encyclopedias
- Industry Encyclopedias
- Directories
- Special literature
- Other sources of information
- Previous experience
- Consultation with specialists
To save search time, information sources should be used in the exact order in which they are listed.
Significantly accelerated the search for information on the Internet , where you can find many dictionaries, encyclopedias and specialized literature.
See also
- Typology of Dictionaries
Literature
- Cheburashkin N. D. Technical translation at school: Textbook of technical translation for students in grades IX-X of schools with teaching a number of subjects in English / Ed. B. E. Belitsky. - 4th ed. - M.: Education, 1983 .-- 255 p.