The genre of the technical text “Tender” from the perspective of translation studies

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of the technical text “tender” and provides a comparative analysis of the lexical and syntactic features of such texts. The main problems that translators encounter when translating terms from Chinese to Russian are considered. The author demonstrates the need for an accurate understanding of the lexical and syntactic features of the text “tender” and THE influence of the degree of competence on the result of the translation process.

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List of sample sources

Tender na stroitel’stvo vodozabornoj stancii [Tender for the construction of a water catchment plant]. Shanhaj: Shanhajskaya torgovaya kompaniya “YANGMAN”, 2016. — URL: http://b2b.huangye88.com/gongsi/1080484/ (In Chinese).

Tender na stroitel’stvo PS (podstancii) [Tender for the construction of the PS (substation)]. Shanhaj: Shanhajskaya torgovaya kompaniya “YANGMAN”, 2016. — URL: http://b2b.huangye88.com/gongsi/1080484/ (In Chinese).

Tender na stroitel’stvo linii elektroperedachi [Tender for the construction of a power line]. Shanhaj: Shanhajskaya torgovaya kompaniya “YANGMAN”, 2016. — URL: http://b2b.huangye88.com/gongsi/1080484/ (In Chinese).

Tender na dorozhnoe stroitel’stvo [Tender for road construction]. Shanhaj: Shanhajskaya torgovaya kompaniya “YANGMAN”, 2016 — URL: http://b2b. huangye88.com/gongsi/1080484/ (In Chinese).

Tender na stroitel’stvo sklada i cekha Tender for the construction of a warehouse and shop]. Shanhaj: Shanhajskaya torgovaya kompaniya “YANGMAN”, 2016. — URL: http://b2b.huangye88.com/gongsi/1080484/ (In Chinese).