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Legal translation, though challenging, should be high quality, particularly when produced by government-funded institutions, such as the Korea Law Translation Center (KLTC) of the Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI). The present paper examines the quality of Korean–English statutory translations by KLTC based on error analyses. English translations of 13 Korean Enforcement Decrees were analyzed, and errors or deviations from the quality criteria of accuracy, target-language quality, comprehensibility, and consistency were identified. Inaccurate or inconsistent terminology usages were the most frequent errors, followed by grammatical-syntactic problems and unnatural target language expressions. Such errors can significantly undermine the quality of statutory translation, which requires utmost accuracy in every aspect. The results suggest that KLTC establishes a quality-assurance process in its translation practices to ensure accuracy in meaning transfer and linguistic and stylistic appropriateness, including terminological consistency, to enhance the quality of English translations of Korean statutes.

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Abstract
1. 들어가는 말
2. 이론적 배경
3. 연구 방법
4. 연구 결과
4.1 대분류 및 중분류 기준
4.2 소분류 기준
5. 결론
참고문헌
부록 1. 연구 대상 시행령 13건 목록

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저자

• 이지은 [ Lee, Jieun | 이화여자대학교 통번역대학원 교수 ]
• 최효은 [ Choi, Hyo-eun | 이화여자대학교 통번역대학원 초빙교수 ]

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  언어학연구 [Journal of Linguistic Studies]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1226-9859

• 수록기간

  1996~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 700 DDC 400