22:52 Dec 20, 2007 

OK, well, very limited CONTEXT does not enable a very good view of the situation at all. I like Muriel's approach if it fits the situation (we have no idea of what kinds of products are involved here).

20:09 Dec 20, 2007 

As long as you have a sound basis for what you are doing, it's best not to agonize, and yes, most writers do not pay a lot of attention to such things. You wonder if some of them are paying attention to anything.

20:07 Dec 20, 2007 

Thank you very much for your help Henry! The whole text is quite dense, maybe the position of the adjective was not deliberate. I guess sometimes we translators pay more attention to these things than writers themselves, don't you think? Thanks again!

20:02 Dec 20, 2007 

But you can pay your money and take your choice, it's all worth it!

20:01 Dec 20, 2007 

Yes, I noticed that. However, I am more inclined to think it was just a choice of words with no deep distinction attached. To say "crafts marketing" here would imply that their marketing efforts would also be of a local, small-scale nature.

19:56 Dec 20, 2007 

I think in that case the Spanish sentence woul be "pequeña empresa dedicada a la producción, transformación y comercialización de artesanía" it makes a big difference in my opinion. "comercialización artesanal" and "comercialización de artesanía" are not synonyms.

19:53 Dec 20, 2007 

Granted, their marketing methods would be sure to reflect their local, small-scale nature.

19:51 Dec 20, 2007 

I base my opinion on "pequeña empresa dedicada a la producción, transformación y comercialización artesanal" (small companies engaged in crafts production, manufacturing and marketing), and all those refer to the same subject.

19:21 Dec 20, 2007 

Gracias Sandra y Henry. Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con Sandra, la traducción debe apuntar a que se trata de un método de comercialización, eso está claro, no a que lo que se comercializa es artesanía. Quizás sea una manera rebuscada del autor de decir "a pequeña escala" ;-)

19:17 Dec 20, 2007 

Aunque la frase trata sobre la comercialización de productos locales (que suponemos son artesanías), la frase no parece referirse a las artesanías, sino a que el método de comercialización será artesanal. Sería bueno tener esto claro para determinar la mejor traducción.

19:17 Dec 20, 2007 

I think it refers to "comercialización de artesanías", that seems to be fairly clear.

19:14 Dec 20, 2007 

Thanks for your proposal Henry. However, I think that your translation corresponds to " comercialización de artesanía". In this case, I think they mean a type of commercialisation that is called "artesanal", wheter you sell artesanía or any other good. Otherwise it would not say "de productos locales" but something like "de productos artesanales locales". I think the sentence is tricky, what do you think? ;-)