Term Issues in Medical Translation: Expanding Usage in Local Languages

Nahounou Angenor Yao

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Term Issues in Medical Translation: Expanding Usage in Local Languages

Nahounou Angenor Yao

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Received: 20 December 2023 Accepted: 2 January 2024 Published: 18 January 2024

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Despite significant progress in the study of languages, the use of local languages in many regions is often viewed as restricted to informal contexts such as trading or community problem-solving. They are said to be incapable of extending their use to express important scientific notions, including those from the field of medicine. This paper investigates a set of medical terms in some West African languages, looking at how these terms are translated. The study draws from various disciplinary approaches, including linguistics, terminology, and translation, with emphasis on the cultural dimension of language. Relying on previous linguistic descriptions and translation projects in four representative sample languages, the paper presents an analysis of the methods for term creation or formation of selected HIV AIDS terms, then explores possible attitudes from speech communities towards the intrusion of new concepts. This paper offers some insights into the importance of using local languages in development programs and lays the groundwork for a more objective appreciation of less documented languages. The paper eventually shows that translating medical terms into local languages also means exploiting creativity in language, extending existing domains of usage, as well as enhancing the as yet hardly positive attitude towards linguistic repertoires which can be used in the process of community building.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20241001.11
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Medical Translation, Medical Terms, Term Formation, Language Use, Lexical Extension, Local Language, Linguistic Creativity

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Yao, N. A. (2024). Term Issues in Medical Translation: Expanding Usage in Local Languages. International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation, 10(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijalt.20241001.11

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