Multilingual Thesaurus of Industry-Specific Terms as Major Aids for Translators

• Ainur T. Bayekeyeva Department of Translation Theory and Practice L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Address: 010008, 11 Kazhymukan Street, Nur-Sultan, and Republic of Kazakhstan
• Saule Zh. Tazhibayeva Doctor of Philology, Professor Department of Translation Theory and Practice L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Address: 010008, 11 Kazhymukan Street, Nur-Sultan, and Republic of Kazakhstan
• Aigul A. Shaheen Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Address: 010008, 11 Kazhymukan Street, Nur-Sultan, and Republic of Kazakhstan
• Zhainagul S. Beisenova Doctor of Philology, Professor Department of the Russian Philology L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Address: 010008, 11 Kazhymukan Street, Nur-Sultan, and Republic of Kazakhstan
• Gulnar B. Mamayeva Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Kazakh Linguistics L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Address: 010008, 11 Kazhymukan Street, Nur-Sultan, and Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

This paper discusses the theoretical and methodological issues of compiling multilingual thesaurus for conducting industry-specific translation in the mining industry as one of the key genres of translation studies that bear difficulties in translating the technical documents. In market realism of Kazakhstan, industry-specific translations are one of the most popular types of translation services. It is reasonably considered that only a translator with technical background with the knowledge of the subject field is able to translate a technical text well, i.e. an industry-specific technical translator who understands the essence of the matter, the so-called ‘engineering competent translation