Referential Cohesion in the Translation of English-swahili Healthcare Texts

Referential cohesion in African languages is a largely neglected area of study. Given the foregoing, this study, theoretically anchored on Descriptive Translation Studies and Halliday Hasan’s (1976) seminal model, explores referential translation English-Swahili healthcare texts with an endeavour to describe its use establish if there variation when are translated. Cohesion fundamental since it basis network relations that allows readers interpret text. The results show personals demonstratives most widely used references both source target texts. Further, anaphoric reference prevalent. In addition, emerged translated Swahili text uses more items than their English counterparts. This partly due explicitation nature verb. study brings fore role translators making cohesive notwithstanding