On the translation of medical texts: analysis and commentary during the translation process of "Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme", by Bourgery
Abstract
This study consists of the analysis and the commentary of the Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme 19th century doctor and anatomist Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery. Our aim is to analyse and solve the difficulties implied in scientific texts, and to produce a correct translation from the terminological, linguistic and pragmatic point of view. Due to the extension of the complete work, we have chosen a series of extracts about different subjects, although human anatomy is the base of the whole work. The study begins with a presentation of the main characteristics and difficulties of textual typologies on different levels; secondly, the source text in analysed; thirdly, the translation is provided, with a justification of the choices made in the final version.
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