The Role of Genres and Text Selection in Legal Translator Training

Abstract

The development of genre-awareness is a key issue in legal translator training, as, according to research, semantic text comprehension depends largely on the recognition of genres/text types. Legal translators must be familiar with the rhetorical and textual conventions of legal genres both in the source- and the target language – the two code systems – to realise the communicative aim of the translation, and to be able to produce texts that are acceptable by the professional community.

Keywords

• legal translator training
• genre
• text-type
• genre analysis
• genre-transfer competence