Challenges that Future Translators Encounter in Translating Legal Texts
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v3i1.771Keywords:
Novice translators, translation, legal translation, contracts and agreements, translational challenges, Specialized terms, Style-related challenges, Grammar-related challenges, Semantic-related challenges, Googling challengesAbstract
This study explored challenges that novice translators encountered in translating contracts and agreements. Particularly, this study aimed at answering the following two questions: What are some of challenges that novice translators encounter when translating contracts and agreements? And what are the reasons behind these challenges?
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