VOL. 60, BOOK 1, PART А, 2022, pp. 344 – 354 Full text (Bg)
Author: Bilyana Ovcharova
Affiliation: University of Forestry, Sofia
Abstract
The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants set out the punctuation rules for Latin names: capitalization, use of italic type or single quotation marks. In English texts such rules are consistently followed; Bulgarian texts in scientific fields related to plant use like landscape architecture and forestry do not show consistency, and grammar rules for Latin names have not been identified. Also problematic is the translation of English common plant names when such names do not exist in Bulgarian. Literal translation is not an option; transliteration or substitution with a Latin name can be used instead.
Key words: plants, Latin names, common names, English, Bulgarian
