ACTA FAC MED NAISS 2011;28(4):235-240

Original article

UDC:811.111'276.61:61

Influence of Realization of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases on Their Proper Use

in Professional Medical Texts in English

Slobodanka Krulj¹, Bojana Prodanović¹, Stevan Trbojević²

¹University of East Sarajevo, Department of International and Interuniversity Cooperation

²University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine


summary

Realization of prepositions and prepositional phrases in professional medical texts in English may affect the proper selection of certain prepositions. Also, the use of prepositions is affected by literal translation into English. Today, the English language is the basic language for communication in biomedical sciences, and one of the problems that arises is the proper use of English by scientist non-native English speakers. A review of randomly selected medical professional journals and papers identified some typical misuse of prepositions that can be caused by different realizations of prepositions.

Key words: prepositions, prepositional phrase, medical discourse