Lexical Search Strategies in Translation

Mondahl, Margrethe; Jensen, Knud Anker

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“…Groot and Christofels (2006) review the main models of bilingualism. Mondahl andJensen (1996: 102), Muñoz (1995: 180), Tirkkonen-Condit (2005) and Englund Dimitrova (2005: 18) offer similar accounts.…”

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Martín¹

2012

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Mental load is an important construct in reading, writing, bilingualism, and multitasking research. It is also an implicit concept in most accounts of both translators’ mental processes and expertise, where it is often related to controlled and automated processes, which are interrelated. TPR projects tend to equate problem solving with controlled processing, but problem solving is not fully conscious or analytic and TPR should consider many other factors and the translation event as a whole. On the other hand, automated processes seem to comprise several phenomena, such as the optimization of the bilingual mental lexicon, the proceduralization of translation routines, and the development of translation-specific monitoring and evaluative processes and coping tactics. Many of the coping tactics translators develop are epistemic actions that deserve further study. Focusing on mental load in TPR may foster both theoretical and empirical efforts and also establish a bridge with interpreting research.

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“…In the subliminal procedural state material is transformed into habit or second nature and this type of knowledge occurs in unanalysed knowledge structures, whereas in the analytical declarative state it is brought back out of habit and made subject to conscious analysis (Robinson, 2007:85). In the procedural state, translators are able to use automatic information processing (Mondahl & Jensen, 1996:100) as they work mainly on intuition or "automatic pilot" (Chesterman, 2000:79), which means that they are able to work faster (Robinson, 2007:85). The declarative state, in turn, is based on controlled information processing (Mondahl & Jensen, 1996:99) and is much slower (Robinson, 2007:84) as translators have to draw on critical rationality (Chesterman, 2000:79).…”

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Using the features of translated language to investigate translation expertise

Redelinghuys

Kruger

2015

IJCL

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The study reported on in this article set out to test the hypothesis that linguistic operationalisations of the features of translated language will demonstrate significant differences in the work of experienced and inexperienced translators. A custom-built comparable English corpus was used, comprising three subcorpora: translations produced by experienced translators, translations by inexperienced translators, and non-translated texts. A number of linguistic operationalisations were selected for three of the features of translated language: explicitation, simplification and normalisation. The differences in these linguistic features in the three subcorpora were analysed, using parametric or non-parametric ANOVA, and T-tests or Mann-Whitney U-tests as post-hoc tests where applicable. The findings of the study indicate substantial (though not unqualified) support for the hypothesis. It is argued that experience-related variation in register sensitivity, language competence, awareness of written language conventions and sensitivity to translation norms are the main factors contributing to expertise.

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“…Furthermore, some reports made no mention of the research context at all (e.g. Mondahl and Jensen 1996).…”

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Trustworthiness of think‐aloud protocols in the study of translation processes

2004

Int J App Linguistics

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Research on translation processes using think‐aloud protocols (TAPs) as the research design has recently received increasing attention. Such studies over the past two decades have produced many interesting yet by no means definitive findings about mental activities during the process of translation. As the research community strives for more in‐depth investigations into translation processes, some researchers have rightly expressed concerns over the rigor and trustworthiness of such studies. To address this concern, the article first summarizes important safeguards that must be put in place in data‐based qualitative research to ensure this critical element of trustworthiness. These safeguards are then used to evaluate the research designs of 15 published reports on investigations of translation processes using TAPs. It was found that many of the safeguards were not incorporated in most of the surveyed studies, thus leaving much to be desired in their designs and reports. Implications for future TAP research and publishing are also discussed.

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Lexical Search Strategies in Translation

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Using the features of translated language to investigate translation expertise

Trustworthiness of think‐aloud protocols in the study of translation processes

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