Reason clauses in Chemistry texts: effects of translation on the cohesive structure

Abstract

This paper presents the theoretical-methodological choices and the initial results concerning the observation of the incidence of reason clauses in Chemistry texts. Translated academic textbooks of the area are specially focused in this study. These textbooks are opposed to other types of texts such as papers from specialized journals and texts from science popularization magazines that focus specifically on Chemistry themes. From the results in Portuguese and the contrast between original and translated texts, some indications for the continuity of the study are given. Key words: causality, translation, chemistry.