Consistency in the use and translation of Croatian IT terminology: Current state and professionals' opinions

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Dosljednost u korištenju i prevođenju hrvatske računalne terminologije: Trenutno stanje i mišljenja profesionalnih korisnika
• Author: Anamarija Miličević
• Mentor: Nataša Pavlović (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Bašić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vinko Zgaga (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-03, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

The research done for this M.A. thesis focuses on the Croatian IT terminological system, its current state and professionals’ opinions about it. This topic is researched by analysing a group of terms and their translations, as well as by conducting a survey among the expert users of these terms in formal environments. The goal is to find out if the Croatian IT terminological system is unified and well-defined, and if IT experts as its users perceive and use it as such. A list of English IT-related terms and their translations into Croatian found in various sources are analysed with regards to standard terminological principles. The results of the survey conducted with members of the scientific and academic community are also discussed in order to find out their preferred translations and opinions on this field in general. Based on this, the conclusion was reached that the IT terminological system in Croatia is not yet entirely defined or completely unified, and that professionals in this field do not use it consistently or perceive it to be such. The results imply that there is room for improvement and systematization in this terminological field in Croatia.

• Keywords: terminology; IT; translation; terminological system
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:645934
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Translation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Repository: ODRAZ
• Created on: 2019-09-17 14:53:47