Describes the role of the translator and the problems of translating in Canadian diplomatic affairs. (AM)

Six brief essays discuss English/French translation with regard to alcohol breath tests, magnetic tapes, nautical terminology, electrical terminology, and titles of hotel staff. (AM)

Discusses the role of the lexicographer in assisting the translator and the technical writer and in vocabulary control. (AM)

Discusses basic reference materials--dictionaries, encyclopedic dictionaries, terminological dictionaries, and grammar books--useful to writers, editors, translators, and lexicographers working with the French Language. (AM)

Describes a project called JURIVOC which sought to deal with the problem of a duality of language and a duality in legal systems in Canada. The development of a bilingual lexicon is discussed, and an example is given of the classic language/legal system duality in Canadian law. (AM)

Discusses translation problems resulting from semantic differences in legal and sociopolitical vocabulary, and the translator's responsibility in exposing erroneous or false presuppositions found in the source document. (AM)

Discusses the problems of quality and cost-effectiveness of machine translation, with remarks on future needs and prospects. (AM)

Provides guidelines for the preparation of lexicographic documentation. (AM)

Discusses the dichotomy between legal terminology and legal discourse, and its implications for translation. (AM)

Discusses some problems involved in translating Quebec legal texts, and proposes a method to overcome these difficulties. (AM)

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)

Illustrates with two examples the use of online databases for help in translating technical words that cannot be readily found in the literature or in dictionaries. Description of search methods shows how computerized documentation can provide pinpoint access to a vast body of literature. (MES)

Describes the structure and modes of operation of the Bundessprachenamt's (BSprA: Federal Office of Languages of the Federal Republic of Germany) terminology data bank as an aid to translation. Analyzes advantages and disadvantages of each user mode, and discusses probable developments in the immediate future of machine-aided translation. (MES)

Examines the constraining nature of legal language, legal terminology, the differences among legal systems, problems of documentation, and an interdisciplinary approach to legal translation, and their relationship to the teaching of legal translation. (AM)

Gives some examples of how French legal texts, specifically legislation, juridical acts, judgements, and legal notices, may be rendered into English with precision and style. (AM)