TRANSLATION PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS: ABSTRACTS

Authors

  • Elena V. Shapkina South Ural State University

Keywords:

abstract, text composition, cohesion, text volume, translation strategy

Abstract

The article deals with the stylistic features of abstracts in scientific papers presented in the
leading foreign journals. The peculiarities of composition, cohesion, volume of abstracts as well
as their structural parts are examined. Examples of the most typical lexical and grammatical
means are given. Principles of abstract writing and translation strategy are proposed on the basis
of the quantitative analysis results.

Author Biography

Elena V. Shapkina, South Ural State University

Candidate Degree (Philology), Associated Professor, Head of the English Department, South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk), eshapkina@mail.ru

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