TRANSLATION VARIANTS OF THE GERMAN LACUNA “PFLEGE” BEING A PART OF OTHER WORDS (BASED ON THE GERMAN MEDICAL TEXTS)

Abstract

The key term "intercultural communication" refers to the exchange of knowledge, ideas, thoughts, concepts and emotions between people from different cultures. As you know, intercultural communication is a complex, complex phenomenon that includes various areas and forms of communication between individuals, groups, states belonging to different cultures. Translation in the context of intercultural communication is a complex multifaceted activity, in the process of which there is an interaction of different cultures, and hence different mentalities, traditions and customs.

The article deals with the ways of translating the German lacuna “Pflege” being a part of other complex words. Intercultural difference in interpretations of the German words “Pflegewissenschaft” and “Pflegeberufe” has been clarified. The German medical texts served as a background for analysing the differences in comprehending German and Ukrainian words “care” and “caretaker”. The given research is expected to provide translators with a better understanding of the German medical words “Gesundheitpflege” and “Krankenpflege”. Grammatical, pragmalinguistic, and socio-cultural aspects of translation from German into Ukrainian as well as their peculiarities have been considered. The article analyzes main features of translating a German-language text, focuses on the translator’s role which determines the pragmatic effect of the translation, its perception and influence on the recipients. The medical term “Elementare Gesundheitpflege” that is used to name a therapeutic system founded by Doctor Erna Weerts in the 1980s has been translated and analysed.