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Working sources of translator information

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
  • 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”)
  • 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.
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Working_interpreter_information_ sources&oldid= 99785806


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