Brazilian cultural markers in translation: A model for a corpus-based glossary

Abstract

Translations in the Brazilian culinary domain are often characterized by the use of inaccurate equivalents, a lack of fluency, and adaptations that lead to a mischaracterization of cultural references. This is due to a lack of reliable reference materials in that area which usually only offer a translation, without any context or explanation. To address these issues, this paper draws upon a corpus-informed methodology to devise a three-level entry – term/equivalent, appositive explanation and encyclopedic information – for Brazilian cooking terms in a Portuguese-English glossary aimed at translators and writers of culinary texts.

Restaurant Reviews in Brazil and the USA: A Feast of Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Translation

“…In line with Rebechi and Tagnin (2020), our glossary of terms of restaurant reviews also provides readers with definitions of cultural terms, along with comments when the translation equivalents do not suffice for a comprehensive understanding of the term. Thus, translators and writers are able to decide the best way to explicit these cultural differences in their text.…”

“…Nuevas perspectivas de investigación en la traducción especializada en lenguas románicas: aspectos comparativos, léxicos, fraseológicos, discursivos y didácticos in the Brazilian-Portuguese keyword list. After all, as other food-related genres, restaurant reviews are rich in cultural markers (Rebechi & Tagnin, 2020).…”

“…Food-related topics were for a long time neglected as subjects of academic research, as pointed out by Capatti and Montanari (1999) and Rebechi and Tagnin (2020), among others, and restaurant reviews are no exception. In her analysis of Brazilian restaurant reviews from the communication perspective, Amaral (2006) claims that, concerning cultural expressions, literature, music, cinema, and theater are recollected, whereas gastronomic journalism tends to be forgotten.…”

Do Self-translating Poets Have Equally Distributed Equivalent Words in the Target and Original Texts? A Corpus Examination of Yu Guangzhong’s Poems

“…Furthermore, studies have also examined the equivalence of specific components within the translated text, including grammatical equivalence, stylistic equivalence, and equivalence of idioms (Kanasya & Bram, 2023;Özdemir, 2019;Satti & Ali, 2022). Limited research has been undertaken to assess the equivalents between the complete source text and its translated counterpart, specifically from a corpus-based standpoint (Farahani & Kazemian, 2021;Pastor, 2021;Rebechi & Tagnin, 2020). Though some studies have diverse research perspectives on corpus analysis, their discussions generally focus on modal verbs, keywords, personal pronouns, and lexical bundles (Huang & Shi, 2022;Liu & Afzaal, 2021;Ping, 2022;Yang et al, 2023;Zhang & Cheung, 2022).…”

“…Though some studies have diverse research perspectives on corpus analysis, their discussions generally focus on modal verbs, keywords, personal pronouns, and lexical bundles (Huang & Shi, 2022;Liu & Afzaal, 2021;Ping, 2022;Yang et al, 2023;Zhang & Cheung, 2022). Additionally, most corpus data about equivalence primarily originates from novels (Liu & Afzaal, 2021;Meng & Pan, 2022) and non-literary works such as speeches, political discourses, and food-related texts (Crible et al, 2019;Li & Pan, 2021;Rebechi & Tagnin, 2020). However, there seems to be a noticeable lack of focus on using high-frequency words in poetic works.…”