| 423.13.3 |
: MORE PROBLEMS OF TRANSLATION OF FORMS |
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| 423.13.3.1 |
: AIRLINES |
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| The forms used by the official Airlines are bilingual. All other documents such as boarding ticket, flight timings, encashment certificate, etc. pose several translation problems as listed below: |
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i) |
Error in Spelling and Concordance |
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The Hindi used in these documents consists of such usages: |
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Date of journey |
yaatraa kaa taarik |
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Here, instead of "kaa" "ki" should have been used. |
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ii) |
Incorrect Usage |
a) |
duurabhaaSaa |
for |
duurabhaaS |
(phone) |
b) |
aik |
for |
ek |
(one) |
c) |
samaayojanaa |
for |
samaayojan |
(adjustment) |
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iii) |
Coining of new words |
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raddikrit TikaT for radd kii gayiii TikaT |
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The above coinage has two problems: First, radd karnaa stands for cancellation and raddi means "wastage". Moreover, it is absurd to use a Sanskrit suffix "krit" with a word from Persian "raddi". Instead of this, coining of a simple phrase "radd kii huii / gayii TikaT" would have been better. |
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iv) |
Problem of Translation |
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Another problem is with English terms written in Devanagri which show clear negligence: |
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konTar
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kaaunTar
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for
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Counter
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sTashan
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sTeshan
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for
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Station
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ekjekyutiw
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ekzikyutiw
(ekzekTiv) |
for
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Executive
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v) |
Specific Use |
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Quite often, the Hindi version of the terms used in the Airlines literature is very specific, and must be used only in a particular / specific context:
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Domestic Services |
raaSTriiya uRaan? |
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International Services |
antarraaSTriiya uRaan? |
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Flight Timings |
uRaan samayaavalii |
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Main Booking Office |
mukhya aarakSaN Kendra |
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The use of Domestic for "National" and Services for "flights" is a technical one. A translator has to keep this in his mind. |
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| QUESTIONS |
A. |
Give equivalents for these terms from above discussion: |
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Domestic Services |
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International Services |
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In-Flight Services |
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Executive Class |
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Regional Booking Officer |
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B. |
Try to analyse an Airlines form and discuss some salient features of translation. |
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