In human translation, translators first make draft translations and then modify and edit them. In the case of experienced translators, this process involves the use of wide-ranging expert knowledge, which has mostly remained implicit so far. Describing the difference between draft and final translations, therefore, should contribute to making this knowledge explicit. If we could clarify the exp...

Traslán makes full use of MT during our translation workflow, where the raw output from our Machine Translation (MT) system is passed onto human translators who perform post-editing (if necessary) to arrive at the final translation. Within Traslán we have found that using MT has enabled us to increase the speed, accuracy and consistency of translation elements which allow us to process larger a...

Recently more and more people communicate through the Internet, and machine translators are used as communication tools between peoples who cannot speak their partners' mother language. Since English is a hub language of development of language resources like machine translators or bilingual dictionaries, combining multiple machine translators via English enables intercultural communication and...

Three major problems in modem translation ideology were identified and the researcher proposed changes necessary for advancements in the development of translation theories and translation technology. Traditionally, the development in translation theory has created a translation ideology that has focused on the faithfulness and the accuracy of target texts in representing the source texts, enco...

The present study aimed to develop and validate an instrument measure Iranian translators’ book selection criteria (TBSC). A mixed-methods approach was adopted conduct the research. During qualitative phase, researchers developed first draft of questionnaire by generating items through focus groups literature review. This led constructing a 40-item closed-ended ranging on 6-point Likert scale f...

A new framework for a system that aids online volunteer translators is proposed. As regards this proposal, first, the current status and conditions of online volunteer translators and their translation environments are examined, and general requirements for a system that would aid these translators are given. Our proposed approach for dealing with heterogeneous data, which involves providing a ...