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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2016.0875

Suggestions for Translating Cetacean English Common Names with No Korean Common Names  

Sohn, Hawsun (Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Choi, Youngmin (Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Lee, Dasom (Cetacean Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.49, no.6, 2016 , pp. 875-882 More about this Journal
Abstract
The numbers of books, news articles, and documentary films on whales and dolphins have increased dramatically in Korea. The translation of 37 species with established Korean names, as reviewed and reported by Sohn et al. (2012), Kim et al. (2010), and Kim et al. (2013) in those books and public media, was not a problem. However, 52 cetacean species, which do not have proper Korean names, have been translated into Korean, causing confusion in the public. This short note suggests Korean translations for common names that have no Korean names based on the origins of the English common names, recent scientific information, and books on cetaceans.
Keywords
Cetacean; Korean common names; Translation; Whales; Dolphins;
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