Peculiarities of translation of English technical terms

Abstract

Modern linguistics manifests an increased interest to the study of particular sublanguages serving specific fields of professional activity. The attention of linguists to languages for special purposes is primarily due to the growing number of terms in various sciences. The spread of terminological vocabulary in everyday speech outside communicative situations related to professional activities is a distinguishing feature of our time. In current conditions, the use of terms is no longer the prerogative of specialists in a specific field. This trend is also valid in relation to the vocabulary of technical discourse, since technical terminology is regularly used in a variety of contexts and it is continuously developing in the conditions of modern technical progress. The article considers the structural and semantic features of the English terminology used in technical texts and ways of translation English terminology into Russian. The study of terminology peculiarities is based on the material of technical literature due to its extensive use in modern life and production. Furthermore, the growth of production, science and technology is an important source of new terms, not yet recorded in the dictionaries. New terms appear to create significant difficulties if you need to translate them into another language.