Technical translation : usability strategies for translating technical documentation / Jody Byrne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrne, Jody.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Translating.

Technology.

Translating and interpreting--Computer-assisted instruction.

Translating and interpreting.

Human-computer interaction.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.

Contents:

Technical Translation 1

The Importance of Technical Translation 2

Some Misconceptions 2

The Reality of Technical Translation 7

The Aim of Technical Translation 10

The Translator's Role 15

Theory in Technical Translation 21

Technical Communication 47

The Nature of Technical Documentation 48

Typical Technical Documents 50

Software Documentation 52

Software User Guides 57

Software User Guides & Quality 64

Assessing User Guide Quality 92

Understanding Users 97

Usability 97

The Human Cognitive System 100

Perception 109

Memory 114

Cognitive Processing 121

Attention & Selection 124

Learning 130

Reasoning & Problem-Solving 138

The Transition from Problem-Solving to Skill 145

Usability Engineering 151

Interfaces 151

Cognetics 153

Understanding How We Read User Guides 157

Implementing Usability Measures 160

Iconic Linkage 164

Iconic Linkage as a Cognitive Strategy 171

Assessing Usability 177

Empirical Usability Evaluation 177

Historical Problems in Document Usability Research 178

Approaches to Empirical Evaluation 179

Survey Methods 186

Participants in a Usability Evaluation 194

Usability Evaluation Procedures 196

Experiment to Test the Impact of Iconic Linkage 207

Main Study 236

Results of Usability Evaluation 239

Cognetics and Iconic Linkage 954

Future Directions 955.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).

ISBN:

1402046529

OCLC:

69983612

Publisher Number:

9781402046520