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

한국어 일반명이 없는 고래 종의 영어 일반명에 대한 번역명 제안

  • 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)
  • 손호선 (국립수산과학원 고래연구센터) ;
  • 최영민 (국립수산과학원 고래연구센터) ;
  • 이다솜 (국립수산과학원 고래연구센터)
  • Received : 2016.10.05
  • Accepted : 2016.12.05
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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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.

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