해외홍보물 번역 지침 수립을 위한 한불 번역실태 조사 - 문화고유어를 중심으로

Abstract

This research aims to provide the guideline for systematic translation ofPR materials for overseas use. For this purpose, the paper suggestsaspects that require special attention when translating culture specificterm. First, a theoretical review of culture specific term translation wasconducted(transliteration, semantic translation, proper nouns, andromanization). Then, after examining prevalent common practices foundin the existing guidelines and translations of PR material for theoverseas use, this paper suggests important points that need to beconsidered when setting translation guidelines in the future. One of thekey characteristic found in the translation of the current PR materialsfor overseas use which are distributed by diverse governmentdepartments is lack of consistency in the use of terminology as well asin the translation method. The same problem could be found in theguidelines prepared by diverse government departments. Also, whentranslating proper nouns, often times, Roman alphabets were useduniformly without considering uniqueness of the pronunciation systemintrinsic to each language. Of course, it is realistically not possible totranslate reflecting all the specific cases in order to secure consistentorthography. However, at least more endeavors should be devoted inorder to deliver accurate Korean pronunciation. Instead of conductingtranslation of PR materials by each individual government department,there should be one single primary department administering the wholetranslation process and providing uniform guidelines. Finally, in order toproperly deliver the delicacy and excellency of the Korean cultureoverseas, more efforts should be exerted getting closer cooperationamong the experts in Koreanology, linguistics, and translation studies, who have comprehensive experience and knowledge in Korean culture as well as in foreign languages.