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Direct linkCovacs, Alexandre – Meta, 1979
Describes the problems involved in translating federal law in Canada from English to French, and proposes a short-term solution for faster and better translation and a future solution involving the drafting of laws simultaneously in the two languages. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, English, French
De Plaen, Jacqueline – Meta, 1979
Elaborates on the problems facing the criminological translator, as a result of cultural differences, linguistic variation, the evolution of ideologies, and, finally, the lack of adequate terminological references. (AM)
Descriptors: Criminology, Cultural Differences, Dictionaries, Language Usage
