PROBLEM OF TRANSLATABILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TERMS INTRODUCED FOR NEW SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF GEARING THEORY)
This paper describes in detail the features of scientific and technical translation in the field of the theory of gearing. It lists the prerequisites for the emergence of new terms in scientific and technical texts on the example of the theory of gearing. Scientific and technical translation as a separate genre of special translation and a type of professional activity is very common and widely studied. It is evaluated first of all on the basis of terminological correctness providing understanding of the essence of the matter and possibility to use the text of translation in engineering practice. The theory of mechanisms and machines is a scientific discipline, which covers a huge number of areas of fundamental engineering knowledge. The theory of gears is a modern scientific basis for the design of various gears and gearing tools. Today, it continues to develop dynamically; new research methods, results and new terms are emerging. Scientists in the field of gears actively publish their results in international journals, as well as successfully present themselves at major international conferences. In this regard, a separate task of the translator is to provide a competent scientific and technical translation of newly introduced terms from Russian into English, which would allow foreign colleagues to clearly understand the scientific essence of the research. This paper discusses the issues of translatability and ensuring unambiguous translation of new and revised terms and phrases from Russian into English, the choice and justification of translation methods on the example of scientific papers in the field of the theory of gearing. In particular, features of scientific and technical translation in the field of the theory of gearing are described, aspects of translatability of scientific and technical terms introduced for new concepts into English are discussed; and selection of English equivalents to new and refined scientific and technical terms is made.