The influence of context on the translation of economic vocabulary

Abstract

This paper deals with the issue of the influence of context on the process of translation of economic vocabulary. The study shows that it is not enough to rely only on the “terminological field” when translating differently meaningful terms, because going beyond it, the term may lose its specific significance and connection with the original terminology. To accurately determine the meaning of such terms, it is important to analyze the linguistic frame (context), which helps to establish the belonging of the meaning to a specific terminological system or common vocabulary. The analysis of several examples shows that for adequate translation it is necessary to take into account not only one sentence, but alsoseveral contextual elements, and sometimes even the whole text.