Chapter 4. Translation of EU Legal Texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Contributors vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Part 1: Overviews of Languages and Cultures in Contact
6. Chapter 1. The Translation Service in the European Parliament 1
7. Chapter 2. Multilingualism and the Interpretation of Languages in Contact 8
8. Chapter 3. The Use of Anglicisms in Contemporary French 21
9. Chapter 4. Translation of EU Legal Texts 38
10. Chapter 5. European Affairs: The Writer, the Translator and the Reader 45
11. Part 2: The Making of a Single European Voice
12. Chapter 6. The Contribution of Freelance Translators 67
13. Chapter 7. Translation and Computerisation at the EU Parliament 73
14. Chapter 8. Translating Transparency in the EU Commission 88
15. Chapter 9. Helping the Journalist to Translate for the Reader 99
16. Part 3: The Debate Between Insiders and Outsiders
17. Chapter 10. Linguistic Interpenetration or Cultural Contamination? 104
18. Chapter 11. Equivalences or Divergences in Legal Translation? 111
19. Chapter 12. Opaque or User-friendly Language? 117
20. Chapter 13. Round Table on Multilingualism: Barrier or Bridge? 120
21. Chapter 14. Conclusions 128
22. Appendix: The European Community’s Language Charter 132
23. Index of Names 134