SPECIFIC FEATURES OF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE TRANSLATION

Abstract

The article describes the specific features of business correspondence documents translation from English into Russian. The concept of business correspondence is analyzed, its classification and features are considered. The article focuses upon “agreement” (“contract”) and “business letter” as the main types of business correspondence documents as, since, by and large, any document in the field of business and office management can be attributed to one of these two categories. Business correspondence regulates people’s relations in the sphere of commodity-money relations, so when translating business documents, it is especially important to pay attention to the special specifics of both the documents themselves and the translation techniques used. The basic translation method is translation transformation. Its implementation engages some specifics, namely: a high level of precision, conciseness, clarity, use of the common clichés of language and their equivalents in the target language, translator’s knowledge in the sphere of business, knowledge of and compliance with cultural norms of etiquette, a high level of proficiency in both languages, etc. The presented material will be useful as reference for both students and novice translators, as well as for experienced clerks.