Triangulating translation : perspectives in process oriented research / [edited by] Fabio Alves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Santos, Fábio Alves dos, 1954-

Series:

Benjamins translation library ; v. 45.

Benjamins translation library, 0929-7316 ; v. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

liv, 175 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub., c2003.

Summary:

This book contains a selection of papers presented in a subsection on translation process analysis at the II Brazilian International Translators' Forum, held on 23-27 July 2001. The volume builds on the notion of triangulation, i.e., the combined use of different methods of data elicitation and analyses, to discuss methodological issues and actual experimental methods in the field of translation process research. Grouped in three parts, the seven contributions raise issues concerned, among others, with the translation-pragmatics interface, the role of inter-subjectivity, the attempts at modeling what accounts for translation competence, and the effect of think-aloud on translation speed, revision, and segmentation. The volume also examines the process of translation in terms of relevant measurements which can validate some of the instruments used in the triangulation approach and fosters the application of triangulation as a pedagogical instrument to be applied to translators' training. The book will certainly find an audience among translation scholars doing experimental work and students and practitioners interested in capturing the translation process.

Contents:

Triangulating Translation

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Table of contents

Foreword

Part I: Theoretical perspectives

A Relevance Theory approach to the investigation of inferential processes in translation

Introduction

Theoretical considerations

Research design and methodological considerations

Hypotheses

Discussion

Conclusion

Notes

References

Controlling the process

Introduction: TRAP-project

A short definition of translation and translation process

Translators controlling their translation processes

Translators evaluating their translation product or parts of the product

Controlling translators' translation processes

Researchers controlling the research process

Investigating mental processes

Intersubjectivity

Communication

Sources of information about processes and products

Evaluation of the translation product

Log files

Third-person observation of the first-person intro/retrospection

Further explanation for clarification

Questions after the experiment/questionnaires

Some examples

Log files from the experiments

Building a translation competence model

Theoretical framework and models

Theoretical framework

The 1998 model of translation competence: A holistic model

A dynamic model of translation competence acquisition

Research design

Subjects, instruments and experimental tasks

Current stage of research: Exploratory studies in Translation Competence

Outcome of the exploratory test in Translation Competence

The expert translator's observable activities

The need to redefine the 1998 Translation Competence model

Redefinition of the holistic translation competence model

Part II: Monitoring the process.

Effects of think aloud on translation speed, revision, and segmentation

Experiment design

Predictions

Effects on speed

Group of semi-professionals

Group of experts

Comparison of groups

Effect of language direction

ANOVA analysis of speed effects

Effects on revision

Group comparison

ANOVA analysis of the effect of think aloud and language direction on revision (Rev2)

Effects on segmentation

Effects of language direction and think aloud

ANOVA analysis of the segmentation data

The influence of working memory features on some formal aspects of translation performance

Method

Participants

Procedure

Materials

Measures

Results and discussion

Part III: Pedagogical applications

Patterns of dictionary use in non-domain-specific translation

Methodological considerations

Experiment 1

Experiment 2

Experiment 3

Hypotheses and results

Hypothesis 1

Hypothesis 2

Hypothesis 3

Hypothesis 4

Pedagogical implications

Dictionaries made available for Experiments 2 and 3

Appendix

Danish source text and a possible English translation

Bodsgang er udelukket

Apology out of the question

Using think-aloud protocols to investigate the translation process of foreign language learners and experienced translators

The translation flow and the translation unit

Foreign language learners as translators

Refining the use of monologue protocols

Translation problems of FL learners

Translation problem solving by FL learners

Professional translators

Using dialogue protocols

Name index

Subject index.

The BENJAMINS TRANSLATION LIBRARY.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612160820

9781282160828

1282160826

9789027296047

9027296049

OCLC:

314377020