“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English
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Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/32023 |
Resumo: | This project has two main goals, first being to simulate a real-world professional translation carried out during the thesis’s development, i.e., the first half of 2021; and secondly to answer the research question “Can non-medical specialists translate medical texts?”, by ascertaining as to who ideally should be carrying out medical translations: medical translators, or medical professionals? Leading translation scholars have revealed their findings and presented arguments to back up their claims and stance. For the practical part of the project, a translation of a Portuguese medical review article titled “COVID-19: Cardiovascular Disease” was carried out, in which renowned Portuguese virologists and cardiologists collated scientific information which sought to find out why COVID-19-infected patients with cardiovascular comorbidities have higher death rates. This particular theme was chosen as a way to contribute to the COVID-19 translation pool, as well as meet the current translation market’s demand. Despite not being a virologist or a cardiologist, I was still able to carry out this translation. I was also able to corroborate if this experience was in alignment or discordance with the viewpoint of translation scholars on who should be able to translate specialized medical texts. I was also able to explain how I was able to conduct the translation, in spite of not being a specialist in either of these specialized subject fields. Finally, I also discuss how this translation made me arrive at the conclusions that European Portuguese resources and tools are limited; how machine translation can be a helpful tool; and why the general idea that a translator, should ideally only translate into their native language, since it will be easier for them, does not always hold true. |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English Guimarães, Carlos Filipe Mendes COVID-19 Cardiovascular disease Medical translation Medical terminology Shortened medical forms Medical translators Glossary Medical review article |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English |
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“COVID-19: cardiovascular disease”: glossary and translation of a Portuguese medical review article into English |
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Guimarães, Carlos Filipe Mendes |
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Guimarães, Carlos Filipe Mendes |
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COVID-19 Cardiovascular disease Medical translation Medical terminology Shortened medical forms Medical translators Glossary Medical review article |
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