Electronic Reference Resources for Translators

Hirci, Nataša

doi:10.1080/13556509.2012.10798837

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“…Slovene was selected as the source language, and we were interested in finding possible English translation equivalents for the Slovene units. The main reason for this is the fact that translation into non-mother tongues (also known as encoding or L1-into-L2 translation) is a necessity for all small language communities due to the lack of translators who master the source language and are native speakers of the target language (Pokorn 2009;Hirci 2012). However, L1-into-L2 translation is a difficult task, even for many skilled translators who are most of the time expected or advised (UNESCO 1976) to translate only into their mother tongue (i.e., to decode) on the basis of the so-called mother tongue principle, as advocated by, e.g., Newmark (1988).…”

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Semantic Prosody in Translation: Slovene and English ADV-V combinations

Jurko

2021

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Semantic prosody is perhaps the most elusive meaning component established to date, and the present paper is a corpus-driven attempt to elucidate the meaning-forming process in some of the most frequent lexical items in Slovene and English. The underlying methodology is based on the novel top-down approach, which provides a semantically unmotivated point of view and is based on raw data, i.e., frequency of occurrence. The paper features a comparison of the pervasiveness of evident semantic prosody in high-frequency lexical items in Slovene and English, respectively. In closing it also deals with the problems involved in L1-L2 translation of the observed extended units of meaning, where possible translation equivalents exhibit varying levels of (mis)match in their semantic prosodies.

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Semantic Prosody in Translation: Slovene and English ADV-V combinations

Jurko

2021

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“…Nonetheless, research on information competence and translation is not abundant. Previous studies have mainly focused on information search behaviour and the use of sources, either by professionals (Alonso, 2015a(Alonso, , 2015bGough, 2016Gough, , 2019Hvelplund, 2017;Teixeira and O'Brien, 2017;Volanen, 2015;White, Matteson and Abels, 2008), by students (Enríquez-Raído, 2011;Hirci, 2012;Kuznik and Olalla-Soler, 2018;Lu, Xiangling and Shuya, 2022;Paradowska, 2021b;Pinto and Sales, 2007;Sales, 2008;Sales, Pinto and Fernández-Ramos, 2018;Shih, 2019;Sycz-Opoń, 2021;Yildiz, 2022) or both (Enríquez-Raído, 2014;Massey and Ehrensberger-Dow, 2011;Olalla-Soler, 2018. These studies have been approached employing diverse methodologies: qualitative, quantitative, mixed approaches and quasiexperimental approaches, and using a variety of data collection options, such as proposed tasks (Enríquez-Raído, 2011, 2014Gough, 2016Gough, , 2019Hirci, 2012;Hvelplund, 2017;Kuznik and Olalla-Soler, 2018;Lu, Xiangling and Shuya, 2022;Massey and Ehrensberger-Dow, 2011;Olalla-Soler, 2018Paradowska, 2021b;Sales, Pinto and Fernández-Ramos, 2018;Shih, 2019;Sycz-Opoń, 2021;Volanen, 2015;…”

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Professional translators’ and interpreters’ views on information competence: An exploratory qualitative study from the Spanish context

Salvador

2023

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Information competence is essential in professional translation and interpreting. This paper gathers the views of professional translators and interpreters in Spain on information competence, by means of an exploratory qualitative study. A questionnaire composed essentially of open-ended questions was applied to gather data and the qualitative analysis software ATLAS.ti was used to code the results using thematic content analysis methods. The views provided by a sample of professional translators and interpreters ( n = 156) on the importance of information competence were collected, together with their recommendations on this key competence for those who are starting their training in translation and interpreting. The study also explores the main information needs highlighted by professionals, the sources of information they use most frequently and how they verify information, and their opinions on the gender perspective (with explicit mention of inclusive language) as part of information competence in professional practice. The results show that professionals consider information competence to be absolutely essential in the framework of translation competence, and recommend reinforcing information literacy training in university undergraduate degree programmes. They have multiple information needs (from terminological to contextual) that make them turn to a wide range of information resources (mainly personal sources and online documentary resources), but they need to strengthen their knowledge for information evaluation. Regarding the gender perspective, professionals practically limit their answers to their opinions on inclusive language and, although most of them are in favour, some resistance is detected. From the diagnosis carried out in this research, opportunities for supporting information literacy instruction in undergraduate degrees and in continuing professional development are identified.

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“…Translators' information behaviour can be embraced by translation pedagogy as a 'means towards self-discovery and lifelong learning' (Enríquez Raído 2013). Effective information skills are a key factor in translation expertise development (Hirci 2012;Pakkala-Weckström 2015).…”

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Information behaviour in bidirectional translators: focus on online resources

Whyatt

Witczak

Tomczak

2021

The Interpreter and Translator Trainer

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Effective information behaviour is crucial in all translation competence models but our understanding of how information skills develop and how translators interact with information found in online resources is still limited. In this article we focus on information behaviour (needs and use) of bidirectional translators who frequently translate into their native (L1) and their non-native language (L2). The theoretical underpinnings come from information studies: (1) information is needed when cognitive uncertainty arises and -when found -it allows the translator to make an informed decision; (2) translators are driven by economy of effort and will minimise the cost of searching for information. The empirical evidence comes from a study of 30 professional bidirectional translators who translated two texts into their native language of low diffusion (Polish) and into their non-native major language (English). A close analysis of their information behaviour included data obtained by keylogging, eye-tracking and screen recording, and showed that using online resources adds more cognitive effort when translators work into their L2. We use the results to draft a model of information behaviour which shows how the use of online resources is affected by the translation direction.

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Electronic Reference Resources for Translators

Cited by 19 publications

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Semantic Prosody in Translation: Slovene and English ADV-V combinations

Semantic Prosody in Translation: Slovene and English ADV-V combinations

Professional translators’ and interpreters’ views on information competence: An exploratory qualitative study from the Spanish context

Information behaviour in bidirectional translators: focus on online resources

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