Title: Translated Czech and Its Characteristics Author: Mgr. Lucie Chlumská Department: Institute of the Czech National Corpus Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Václav Cvrček, Ph.D. Abstract: Despite the fact that translated literature accounts for more than one third of all written publications in the Czech Republic, Czech in translations has not yet been systematically analyzed from a quantitative point of view. The main objective of this corpus-based dissertation is to identify characteristic features of translated Czech com- pared to Czech in original, i.e. non-translated texts. The analysis was based on a large monolingual comparable corpus Jerome, created for the purposes of this study. It inclu- des both fiction and non-fiction texts and its design reflects the real Czech situation regarding the translations' source languages, i.e. translations from English prevail. The research was inspired by the theory of translation universals (typical linguistic featu- res common to any translated text) and focused mainly on simplification, convergence and general frequency characteristics, including parts-of-speech distribution and n-gram analysis. The findings have supported the hypothesis that translated Czech, as reflected in the Jerome corpus, is different from the non-translated Czech in terms of higher degree of...

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-07-04Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:55:24Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 serpa_t_me_sjrp.pdf: 7871280 bytes, checksum: 08474ce8cfb85faedd392d54080082a6 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Com o propósito de investigar os comportamentos linguístico-tradutório e social de dois tradutores diante dos obstáculos impostos pelos limites culturais na Tradução, analisamos um corpus paralelo da subárea de especialidade da Antropologia da Civilização, composto pelas obras O processo civilizatório: etapas da evolução sociocultural (1968) e O povo brasileiro: a formação e o sentido do Brasil (1995), de autoria do antropólogo Darcy Ribeiro e pelas respectivas traduções para a língua inglesa, realizadas por Betty J. Meggers e Gregory Rabassa.Também nos valemos de dois corpora comparáveis de Antropologia em português e em inglês, e de um corpus de apoio composto principalmente por dicionários de Ciências Sociais e Antropologia. Os principais objetivos que nortearam a presente pesquisa foram: observar a tradução de termos e expressões das obras darcynianas, assim como verificar o processo tradutório concernente aos brasileirismos e neologismos terminológicos elaborados pelo autor; investigar o comportamento linguístico-cultural dos tradutores, por meio da análise das opções por eles utilizadas nas traduções e dos traços de simplificação e explicitação nos textos traduzidos; e elaborar dois glossários bilíngues para a terminologia antropológica. Para tanto, apoiamo-nos na abordagem interdisciplinar proposta por Camargo (2005, 2007), adotando, para o levantamento e processamento eletrônico dos dados, o arcabouço teórico-metodológico dos Estudos da Tradução Baseados em Corpus (BAKER, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000), da Linguística de Corpus (BERBER SARDINHA, 2004, 2010; TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001) e, em parte, da Terminologia (BARROS, 2004; KRIEGER & FINATTO, 2004, FAULSTICH, 1995, 2000). No tocante à análise dos dados levantados, adotamos os trabalhos de Sociologia da Tradução... / Intending to investigate the social and translational linguistic behaviors of two translators in face of obstacles imposed by cultural barriers in translation, we analyzed a parallel corpus of Social Anthropology of Civilization sub-area, composed by the works, O processo civilizatório (1968) e O povo brasileiro (1995), written by the anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro, as well as by their translations into English, performed by Betty J. Meggers and Gregory Rabassa, respectively. We also used two comparable corpora of Anthropology in Portuguese and in English, and a support corpus composed mainly of dictionaries of Social Sciences and Anthropology. The main objectives that guided this research were: to observe the translation of terms and expressions in Darcy Ribeiro’s works, to analyze the translational process concerning to the terminological Brazilianisms and neologisms produced by the author; to investigate the translators’ linguistic and cultural behavior through the analysis of resources used by them in their translations; to identify simplification and explicitation features in the two translated texts; and to elaborate two bilingual glossaries for anthropological terminology. With these purposes, we based our study on Camargo’s interdisciplinary proposal (2005,2007) adopting, for the electronic collection and processing of data, the theoretical and methodological framework of Corpus-Based Translation Studies (Baker, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000), of Corpus Linguistics (BERBER SARDINHA, 2004, 2010, TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001) and, in part, of Terminology (BARROS, 2004; KRIEGER & FINATTO, 2004, FAULSTICH, 1995, 2000). Concerning the classification and analyzes of data gathered from our corpora, we based our research... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-09-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:34:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 martins_ef_me_sjrp.pdf: 624546 bytes, checksum: f46368e9f9e4e527d79c9bb194cf1c90 (MD5) / No presente trabalho, examinamos a tradução de marcadores culturais (MCs) presentes em duas obras do escritor João Ubaldo Ribeiro: Sargento Getúlio, traduzida pelo próprio autor como Sergeant Getulio; e a outra, O sorriso do lagarto, traduzida por Clifford Landers com o título de The Lizard’s Smile. Foram analisadas, nos respectivos textos de chegada, as escolhas do autotradutor e do tradutor profissional ao lidarem com diferenças culturais relacionadas aos MCs, com o objetivo de verificar aproximações e distanciamentos entre os dois pares de obras. Investigamos, também, aspectos referentes à tendência de explicitação e simplificação encontrados nos respectivos textos traduzidos. Para tanto, apoiamo-nos no arcabouço teórico-metodológico dos Estudos da Tradução Baseados em Corpus (Baker, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004), na Linguística de Corpus (Berber Sardinha, 2004), na abordagem interdisciplinar proposta por Camargo (2005, 2007), nos trabalhos sobre domínios culturais de Nida (1945) e de Aubert (1981, 2006), e nos estudos sobre modalidades tradutórias de Aubert (1984, 1998). Para a extração dos vocábulos, contamos com o auxílio das ferramentas de busca disponibilizados pelo programa WordSmith Tools, versão 4.0, que possibilitaram uma análise mais dinâmica e abrangente dos dados. Os resultados obtidos revelam que Ubaldo Ribeiro está mais voltado para o texto de partida buscando uma maior aproximação entre o leitor de língua inglesa e a mensagem do original. Já Landers direcionase mais para o texto alvo valendo-se de um número maior de recursos que podem ser identificados como características de simplificação a fim de tornar mais fácil a leitura do texto traduzido. / In this study, we investigated the translation of cultural markers present in two works written by JoãoUbaldo Ribeiro: Sargento Getúlio, translated by the self-translator as Sergeant Getulio; and the other, O sorriso do lagarto, by Clifford Landers as The Lizard’s Smile. The choices of the self-translator and the professional translator were analysed, in the respective target texts, concerning cultural differences related to cultural markers in order to observe similarities and diferences in both pairs of texts. We also investigated features of explicitation and simplification found in the respective translated texts. The theoretical approach is based on Corpus-Based Translation Studies (Baker, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004); Corpus Linguistics (Berber Sardinha, 2004), Camargo’s interdisciplinary proposal (2005, 2007), studies on cultural domains (Nida, 1945; Aubert, 1981, 2006), and on translation modalities (Aubert, 1984, 1998). For word extraction, we used the tools provided by the WordSmith Tools program, version 4.0, which enable us to analyse data in a broader and more dynamic way. The results obtained suggest that João Ubaldo Ribeiro’s output shows patterns more likely to be consciously reproduced on the basis of the source text. On the other hand, Landers seems to be closer to the normal patterning of translated English, in an attempt to make the translated text easier for the target reader. Keywords: Corpus Based Translation Studies, Corpus Linguistics, Sergeant Getulio, The Lizard’s Smile, Cultural marker

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-02-17Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:30:37Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 grigoleto_gg_me_sjrp_parcial.pdf: 97076 bytes, checksum: aeb71f1e3dcd408591619b0ee4d085c0 (MD5) Bitstreams deleted on 2015-08-28T16:08:53Z: grigoleto_gg_me_sjrp_parcial.pdf,. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-28T16:09:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000641048.pdf: 764505 bytes, checksum: 32067ef8749a30efe912c85f09883a5e (MD5) / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a tradução de vocábulos considerados recorrentes e preferenciais na obra As mulheres de Tijucopapo, de Marilene Felinto, bem como observar possíveis tendências de normalização por parte da tradutora Irene Matthews na tradução para o inglês: The women of Tijucopapo. Esta pesquisa é parte de um projeto maior, o PETra – Padrões de Estilo de Tradutores, coordenado pela Profa. Dra. Diva Cardoso de Camargo. A metodologia situa-se no campo dos estudos da tradução baseados em corpus (proposta de Baker, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004; estudos sobre normalização de Scott, 1998; e pesquisas de Camargo, 2005, 2007), e no da linguística de corpus (estudos de Berber Sardinha, 2003, 2004); também se apoia na fortuna crítica da autora (trabalhos de Araújo, 2006; Bailey, 2010; Fiorucci, 2009; Gonçalves, 2001; Jacomel, 2008; Santos, 2005; Schmidt, 2009; Vieira, 2001; Wanderley, 2009 e Xavier, 2003). A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de uma combinação de análises semimanuais e de análises computadorizadas. Inicialmente, utilizamos o programa WordSmith Tools para obter a frequência das palavras na obra de Felinto. Em seguida, utilizamos a ferramenta KeyWords para identificar quais seriam as palavras-chave presentes no romance. Após esse levantamento, recorremos à fortuna crítica de Felinto e definimos cinco vocábulos considerados preferenciais da autora:homem, mulheres, chuva, amor e égua. Com base em Scott (1998), examinamos a tradução dos cinco vocábulos em relação a nove características de normalização. Os resultados encontrados nesta pesquisa mostram que a tradutora Irene Matthews tende a usar estratégias que podem ser identificadas como características de normalização / This thesis aims at analyzing the translation of words considered recurring and preferred in the novel As mulheres de Tijucopapo, by Marilene Felinto, as well as observing possible tendencies of normalization by the translator Irene Matthews in the translation to English: The women of Tijucopapo. This research is part of a bigger project, the PETra (Padrões de Estilo de Tradutores), coordinated by Doc. Diva Cardoso de Camargo. The methodology employed is that of corpus-based translation studies (proposed by Baker, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004; Scott‘s study concerning normalization, 1998; and Camargo‘s research studies, 2005, 2007), and that of corpus linguistics (Berber Sardinha‘s study, 2003, 2004). We also base our study on Felinto‘s critical heritage (studies by Araújo, 2006; Bailey, 2010; Fiorucci, 2009; Gonçalves, 2001; Jacomel, 2008; Santos, 2005; Schmidt, 2009; Vieira, 2001; Wanderley, 2009, and Xavier, 2003). The research was carried out by means of a combination of semi- manual and computerized analyses. Initially, we used the computer software WordSmith Tools to obtain the frequency of the words in Felinto‘s book. Then, we went on to use the tool KeyWords to identify which would be the keywords in the author‘s novel. After collecting these data, we used Felinto‘s critical heritage in order to select five words that could be considered as recurring and preferred in Felinto‘s writing: 'homem‘ ('man‟), 'mulheres‘ ('women)‘, 'chuva‘ ('rain‘), 'amor‘ ('love‘) and 'égua‘ ('mare‘). Based on Scott (1998), we analyzed the translation of the five selected words in relation to nine normalization features. The results obtained in this study show that the translator Irene Matthews tends to use strategies that may be identified as features of normalization

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-08-21Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:43:53Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 validorio_vc_dr_sjrp_parcial.pdf: 130030 bytes, checksum: 2bf35553ac0d3c35571e35c39890ddf2 (MD5) Bitstreams deleted on 2015-02-04T11:39:29Z: validorio_vc_dr_sjrp_parcial.pdf,Bitstream added on 2015-02-04T11:40:13Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000589179.pdf: 1147120 bytes, checksum: bb307e9d4e14d35df44aeb2dc07fae93 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Com o propósito de analisar o comportamento lingüístico-tradutório de dois tradutores profissionais diante das dificuldades impostas pelas barreiras culturais na tradução, investigamos os quatro corpora paralelos de nossa pesquisa, compostos por duas obras traduzidas por Gregory Rabassa, Sea of Death (1984) e The War of the Saints (1993), em relação às respectivas obras originais Mar Morto (1936) e O Sumiço da Santa (1988), escritas por Jorge Amado, bem como por duas obras traduzidas por Barbara Shelby Merello, Tent of Miracles (1971) e Tieta (The Americas) (1979) em relação às obras originais Tenda dos Milagres (1969) e Tieta do Agreste (1977), do mesmo autor. Os objetivos principais que nortearam o presente trabalho foram: analisar a tradução de marcadores culturais, verificar o comportamento lingüístico dos tradutores profissionais Gregory Rabassa e Barbara Shelby Merello por meio da observação das opções por eles utilizadas nas traduções, bem como dos traços de normalização presentes nas quatro obras traduzidas. Para tanto, apoiamo-nos na abordagem interdisciplinar proposta por Camargo (2005, 2007), adotando, para o levantamento e processamento eletrônico de dados, o arcabouço teórico-metodológico dos estudos tradução baseadas em corpus de Baker (1993, 1995, 1996, 2004), bem como os estudos sobre a lingüística de corpus, propostos por Berber Sardinha (2000, 2004). Com relação à classificação e análise dos dados levantados, adotamos os trabalhos sobre as modalidades tradutórias de Aubert (1984, 1998), a proposta de Nida (1945) para os domínios culturais, reformulada por Aubert (1981), bem como os estudos sobre normalização de Baker (1996) e Scott (1998). A metodologia adotada requereu a utilização do programa WordSmith Tools e as ferramentas por ele disponibilizadas, que nos proporcionaram os recursos necessários... / Intending to analyse the translational linguistic behavior of two professional translators faced with difficulties imposed by cultural barriers in translation, we analyzed four parallel corpora in our research, composed by two novels translated by Gregory Rabassa, Sea of Death (1984) and The War of the Saints (1993), in comparison with the original novels Mar Morto (1936) and O Sumiço da Santa (1988), written by Jorge Amado, as well as by two novels translated by Barbara Shelby Merello, Tent of Miracles (1971) and Tieta (The Americas) (1979), in comparison with the original novels Tenda dos Milagres (1969) and Tieta do Agreste (1977), written by the same author. Our main objectives were: to analyze the translation of cultural markers, to observe Gregory Rabassa’s and Barbara Shelby Merello’s professional behavior by the analysis of resources used by them in their respective translations, and also to identify normalization features in the four translated texts. With these purposes in mind, we based our study on Camargo’s interdisciplinary proposal (2005, 2007) adopting, for the electronic compilation and processing, the theory and methodology proposed by Baker for corpus-based translation studies (1993, 1995, 1996, 2000), and the methodology adopted by Berber Sardinha for corpus linguistics (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004). Concerning the classification and analyzes of data gathered from our corpora, we based our study on the works on translation modalities by Aubert (1984, 1998), on the works on cultural domains by Nida (1945) and Aubert (1981), and also on the investigations on normalization by Baker (1996) and Scott (1998). The methodology adopted in the present research required the use of WordSmith Tools software, which provided the necessary resources for the collection of data from the novels and for the observation and analysis of the cultural and textual aspects... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Since the publication of the seminal work by Lakoff and Johnson (1980a), Metaphors we live by, countless research has been done on metaphor. This research was conducted because, in the past, metaphor was considered a deviant and poetic device that could be used only by those who were skilful. These scholars offered another view: metaphor is a matter of thought. They showed that linguistic metaphor is the manifestation of conceptual metaphors that are in our subconscious mind and are found in every day language. In other words, metaphors are a revelation of how we think. Linguists and translation scholars claim that it is a challenge to translate metaphor. The main objective of this study is to determine how conceptual metaphor theory can contribute towards the development of translation in African languages. The study seeks to identify conceptual metaphors in Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, which was written in English, and then analyse how these were translated into isiXhosa and isiZulu. This implies that this study involves a corpus. In identifying metaphors from the source text a Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit (MIPVU), which was conceived by Steen and his colleagues at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, was used (Steen et al 2010). ParaConc concordancer was used to investigate and compare how the metaphors were translated. The results showed that most metaphors were translated the same way in isiXhosa and isiZulu, which implies that the translators conceptualised the metaphors in the same way. These results revealed that the translators’ styles were similar. This confirms the fact that the two languages are related. As scholars in earlier research indicated, metaphors in translation pose a problem, yet the translators of Mandela’s book successfully met this challenge. They were able to render the metaphors in their respective languages in an acceptable manner. They tried to adhere to the style of the source text writer, but traces of their own style are evident in the texts. / Linguistics and Modern Languages

Since the publication of the seminal work by Lakoff and Johnson (1980a), Metaphors we live by, countless research has been done on metaphor. This research was conducted because, in the past, metaphor was considered a deviant and poetic device that could be used only by those who were skilful. These scholars offered another view: metaphor is a matter of thought. They showed that linguistic metaphor is the manifestation of conceptual metaphors that are in our subconscious mind and are found in every day language. In other words, metaphors are a revelation of how we think. Linguists and translation scholars claim that it is a challenge to translate metaphor. The main objective of this study is to determine how conceptual metaphor theory can contribute towards the development of translation in African languages. The study seeks to identify conceptual metaphors in Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, which was written in English, and then analyse how these were translated into isiXhosa and isiZulu. This implies that this study involves a corpus. In identifying metaphors from the source text a Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit (MIPVU), which was conceived by Steen and his colleagues at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, was used (Steen et al 2010). ParaConc concordancer was used to investigate and compare how the metaphors were translated. The results showed that most metaphors were translated the same way in isiXhosa and isiZulu, which implies that the translators conceptualised the metaphors in the same way. These results revealed that the translators’ styles were similar. This confirms the fact that the two languages are related. As scholars in earlier research indicated, metaphors in translation pose a problem, yet the translators of Mandela’s book successfully met this challenge. They were able to render the metaphors in their respective languages in an acceptable manner. They tried to adhere to the style of the source text writer, but traces of their own style are evident in the texts. / Linguistics and Modern Languages

This thesis explores the pragmatics of English tag questions in translation by analyzing their pragmatic function. Our approach is based on the theoretical assumption that Czech lacks straightforward linguistic counterparts of English tag questions. The quantitative and qualitative corpus-based research strives to produce interesting findings about possible relations between pragmatic function, polarity and the form of tag questions in English, original Czech and translated Czech texts. Therefore, we propose and verify several hypotheses about these relations. This thesis broadens theoretical knowledge about tag questions by contributing to research on translation universals and improves translation practice by presenting translators with a paradigm, i.e., a class of possible solutions to the problem of translating English tag questions into Czech.

Orientador: Diva Cardoso de Camargo / Banca: Lídia Almeida Barros / Banca: Antônio Paulo Berber Sardinha / Resumo: Este estudo examinou traduções de termos médicos de maior freqüência em três subáreas médicas: anestesiologia, cardiologia e ortopedia, bem como observou traços de simplificação e de explicitação apresentados pelos tradutores de cada subárea. Para tanto, fundamentamo-nos, principalmente, nos Estudos da Tradução Baseados em Corpus (Baker, 1993, 1995, 1996; Camargo, 2004, 2005), na Lingüística de Corpus (Berber Sardinha, 2000, 2004; Tognini-Bonelli, 2001) e em parte, na Terminologia (Aubert, 1996; Barros, 2004; Krieger & Finatto, 2004). Para a compilação do corpus de estudo, foram utilizados artigos científicos de revistas brasileiras bilíngües e de revistas estrangeiras de renome na comunidade médica das respectivas subáreas. A pesquisa conta com o auxílio de três ferramentas: WordList, KeyWords e Concord, disponibilizadas pelo programa WordSmith Tools versão 3.0. A comparação dos termos médicos das três subáreas foi feita a partir de um corpus paralelo de textos originais e de textos traduzidos, e de dois corpora comparáveis de textos de mesma natureza originalmente escritos em português e em inglês. O levantamento de termos médicos mais freqüentes em português para cada subárea permitiu a elaboração de um glossário com os respectivos termos equivalentes em inglês, acompanhados do seu contexto em ambas as línguas. O exame de traços de simplificação e de explicitação possibilitou a identificação de estratégias por parte dos três tradutores diante de textos das respectivas subáreas médicas. / Abstract: The present study aims at observing the most frequent medical terms in Portuguese and their translation into English from three medical fields, Anesthesiology, Cardiology and Orthopaedics, as well as examining aspects of simplification and explicitation shown in the respective translator's texts from each medical area. The methodology adopted is that of Corpus-based Translation Studies (Baker 1993, 1995, 1996; Camargo, 2004, 2005), Corpus Linguistics (Berber Sardinha, 2000, 2004; Tognini-Bonelli, 2001); and Terminology (Aubert, 1996; Barros, 2004; Krieger & Finatto, 2004). For compiling the main corpus, we used scientific papers from bilingual Brazilian journals and foreign journals well-known in their respective medical fields. This study used three tools: WordList, KeyWords and Concord, from the software WordSmith Tools version 3.0. A comparison of medical terms was carried out based on a parallel corpus of original and translated texts, and on two comparable corpora composed by texts originally written in Portuguese and in English. After listing and analyzing the most frequent medical terms in Portuguese, we compiled a glossary with the respective equivalents in English followed by their contexts in both languages for each of the three medical areas. The observation of simplification and explicitation features revealed strategies used by the three translators when dealing with medical texts. / Mestre

A linguagem da tradução apresenta, de forma independente, tendências e características típicas em sua natureza. Este estudo examinou o termo segurança em português e suas duas principais traduções para o inglês safety e security, na temática de segurança da linguagem da aviação. Para tanto, fundamentamo-nos, principalmente, nos Estudos de Tradução Baseados em Corpus (BAKER, 1993, 1995, 1996) e na Linguística de Corpus (BERBER SARDINHA, 2000, 2004; TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001). Relacionamos os três termos entre si, apontando semelhanças, generalidades e particularidades. Para a compilação do corpus paralelo de estudo, utilizamos duas revistas científicas brasileiras da área de aviação (Conexão Sipaer, 2009; Aviation in Focus, 2006) e compilamos também, dois corpora comparáveis de apoio de textos de segurança da aviação originalmente em português (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil; Força Aérea Brasileira) e de textos originalmente em inglês (Organização de Aviação Civil Internacional). A pesquisa conta com o programa WordSmith Tools versão 6.0 e suas ferramentas WordList, KeyWords e Concord. Os tipos de corpora empregados permitiram refletir sobre as características da linguagem da tradução, assim como evidenciar uma correlação dos usos e sentidos dos termos analisados. As traduções apresentam traços de explicitação, simplificação e normalização. Por meio dos corpora comparáveis, obtivemos as principais expressões fixas e semifixas compostas pelos termos nas duas línguas, apresentadas em listas, acompanhadas de seus contextos em português e inglês. Os resultados apresentados apontam para uma melhor compreensão desses termos, na linguagem da aviação, e visam a contribuir com esclarecimentos para tradutores e profissionais que utilizam essa linguagem de especialidade a respeito do tema. / Translation language carries out certain trends and characteristics in its own nature. The present study aims at observing the term segurança in Portuguese and its two main translations into English safety and security in aviation language. The theories and methodologies used are those of Corpus-based Translation Studies (BAKER, 1993, 1995, 1996) and Corpus Linguistics (BERBER SARDINHA, 2000, 2004; TOGNINI-BONELLI, 2001). The three terms were related and we pointed out their similarities, generalities and peculiarities. For compiling the main corpus we used Brazilian journals in the aviation field (Conexão Sipaer, 2009; Aviation in Focus, 2006). For the comparable corpora, we used aviation texts originally in Portuguese (National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil; Brazilian Air Force) and texts originally in English (International Civil Aviation Organization). This study used the software WordSmith Tools version 6.0 and the tools WordList, KeyWords and Concord. The tranlated texts showed characteristics of explicitation, simplification and normalisation. The types of corpora we used leaded to a reflection over the characteristics of translation language as well as they allowed us to obtain evidence and relate uses of the analysed terms. The comparable corpora gave out the main fixed and semifixed expressions originated from the simple terms in Portuguese and English which are presented through lists followed by their contexts. The results contribute to a better understanding of the terms in aviation language and are expected to be usefull as evidence to translators and professionals in this field and theme.