Model of a specialized bidirectional dictionary for German and Portuguese

Abstract

The scope of this thesis is the process of establishing a specialized, bilingual, bidirectional dictionary of the medical area of dermatology that could facilitate the work of dermatologists, professionals of the area of dermatology and also researchers and translators that are working with the specialized language of dermatology. It will be stated how a practical dictionary should look like as well as the criteria that are important for the establishment of such a dictionary. Furthermore will be given an overview of the potential problems in relation of the dictionary´s establishment; moreover the description of the processing of data to come upon the technical terms that will be represented in the dictionary will be presented. Concluding a scheme for a specialized, bilingual dictionary of the medical area of dermatology in the German and Portuguese language was presented that not only provides information on grammar and syntax. First of all I would like to thank the love of my life for believing in me, for always supporting and loving me (…) Further my special thanks go to my family that I always have near me even if we are geographical separated. I would also like to thank my friends, especially my non-bff Sarah and Rolf, who always have a sympathetic ear for me.