This unit deals with some basic rules and techniques
used for translating technical language. Prefixes and
suffixes and linking devices are two important features
of English technical style . Furthermore, the unit
discusses technical terminology of various types in
addition to dealing with some difficulties that face the
translator of this type of language which has special
characteristics that you should be well-aware of. The
unit ends with discussing the importance of shared
knowledge between speaker /writer and listener/reader
which is necessary for accurate translation of topic
sentences.