Most scholars concentrate on translation quality assessment in the target language. The quality of source texts in the translation process is only exceptionally considered.

This publication explains some emerging problems linguistic experts are facing when source texts are deficient, analysing the impeccability of the source text in translations by adopting a critical perspective on the impeccability of such texts and shows how difficult it sometimes is to drain a useful source text as a safe basis for high quality technical translations.

Über den Autor:

L. R. Cerna y March hat sein Studium an der Universität Heidelberg abgeschlossen. Er hat eine Reihe von Büchern und Artikeln unter seinen Pseudonymen im Fachbereich Belletristik und in den technischen und industriellen Fachbereichen veröffentlicht.

About the author:

L. R. Cerna y March is a graduate of the University of Heidelberg. He has published several books and articles under his pen names in the field of belles-lettres and in technical and industrial fields.

Sobre el autor:

L. R. Cerna y March se graduó en la universidad de Heidelberg. Ha publicado una serie de libros y artículos bajo sus seudónimos en el campo de las bellas letras y en los campos técnicos e industriales.

A propos de l'auteur:
L. R. Cerna y March est diplômé de l'Université de Heidelberg. Il a publié plusieurs livres et de nombreux articles sous différents pseudonymes (dans la catégorie des "belles-lettres" et champs techniques et industriels).