Graphic Determinologisation in Heterofunctional Translation: an Analysis of the covid-19 Graphic Novel Un mundo, un desafio

ABSTRACT

Graphic novels are a relatively new text genre in the field of medicine and health sciences. However, they have proven extremely useful for disseminating scientific knowledge and for non-expert users, who are demanding a more active role in healthcare contexts though more effective doctor-patient communication, to gain access to medical information via healthcare literacy and patient inclusion. In this paper, we analyse the translation of the Handbook for the Prevention and Treatment of covid-19 into a graphic novel titled One World, One Fight! from the perspective of heterofunctional translation and its determinologisation using images in the Spanish translation.