27461 - Methods and Technologies for Translation (CL1)

Learning outcomes

The student knows and is able to use autonomously the most important information and data transmission resources for the management of traditional and electronics texts, research and documentation tools together with CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) technologies. He also has the terminological abilities relatives to different special languages and reference domains necessary to the translation yield. The student is able to create, manage and evaluate very complex translation projects which request different operational abilities distributed on a number of persons always respecting the professional code of conduct. Finally he is able to work out autonomously further technological and translation knowledge and abilities and to exploit it in different domains

Course contents

Corpora Module

-          The use of corpora in translation

-          Creation and query of monolingual corpora (WordSmith, Antconc)

-          Creation and query of parallel corpora (ParaConc)

-         Corpora and translation memories

 

Terminology module

•         Terminology Laboratory: who we are and what we do

•         Terminology and Special Languages

•         Terminology density and richness

•         Terminology: Terms – Concepts – Objects

•         The terminological research: Terminology and Terminologies

•         The different approaches to Terminology

•         The concept of Synset

•         The different stages of the terminological work

•         The choice of the Domain

•         Addressee and types of communication

•         The selection of resources and the collaboration with experts in the sector

•         Corpus and Corpora

•         The use of corpora in the terminological work

•         Extraction of terminology

•         Systematization

•         The conceptual relations

•         The conceptual relations in the conceptual tree

•         Examples of “legend” and conceptual trees

•         Interlinguistic semantic equivalence

•         Management of terminological data

•         The terminological cards and the card fields

•         Fields and attributes

•         Links

•         Extraction of contexts and definitions from corpora

•         The Context

•         The Definition

•         Extraction of terminological definitions from corpora

•       Systematization of the “meta definition” expressions according to the conceptual relations occurring between them

•         The meaning face

•         Termontology

•         Advantages: why and for whom?

•         Translator's consultation time and terminology Software

•         Some Database

•         Terminology and quality

 

CAT module

MULTITERM

·         Terminology Database management: add, eliminate, modify terminological cards

·         Use of MultiTerm toolbar: extraction and printing of terminological data

·         Practical application during a translation.

WINALIGN

·         Presentation of alignment techniques

·         Presentation of the Software interface

·         Practical application

MULTITERM EXTRACT

Extraction of terminology and creation of monolingual or bilingual through the import of .tmx files

·         Presentation of the Software interface

·         Practical application

 TRADOS TRANSLATOR'S WORKBENCH

·   Translation memories management: standards, export, import, merge, reorganization, substantial modifications, modification or suppression of a translation unit, languages reversal, updating of a Word document translated with and not cleaned.

·   Practical application

TAGEDITOR

·   Presentation of the Web and documentary formats (Tags, Formatting, Structure)

·   Presentation of the software interface

·    Practical application

 

Localization module

-  What is localization?

-  Internationalization and localization

-  The use of SDL Passolo

-  Translation, Terminology and Localization

-  Times and conditions

-  The QA check

 

Project management module

-  Simulation of a job order with proposals about times, quality and remuneration

-  The cost f translation: from “100% match” to “no match”

-  The use of SDL Synergy

-  The material to be delivered: a translation memory, a terminology database, a translated text, the Workbench logfiles

-  Times and conditions of translation

Readings/Bibliography

Terminology and CAT Bibliography

• Cabré M.T., La terminología. Teoría, metodología, aplicaciones, Editorial Empúries, 1993, ISBN 84-7596-363-3
• Dubuc R., Manuel pratique de terminologie, Conseil international de la langue française, ASIN 28-5319-077-3
• Felber H., Terminology Manual, Infoterm-UNESCO, 1984, ASIN B0-006E-IZW-U
• Gnoli C., Classificazione a faccette, AIB, 2004, ISBN 88-7812-080-4
• Gouadec D., Terminologie: constitution des données, Association Française de Normalisation, ASIN 21-2484-811-9
• Lana M., Il testo nel computer, dal web all'analisi dei testi, Bollati Boringhieri, 2004, ISBN 88-3395-749-7
• Magris M., Musacchio M. T., Rega L., Scarpa F., Manuale di terminologia, Aspetti teorici, metodologici e applicativi, Hoepli, 2002, ISBN 88-2032-943-3
• Maneri G., Riediger H., Internet nel lavoro editoriale, Editrice Bibliografica, 2006, ISBN 88-7075-628-9
• Rey A., La terminologie noms et notions, Presses Universitaires de France, 1992, ISBN 21-3036-047-5
• Rondeau G., Introduction à la terminologie, Gaëtan Morin, 1997, ISBN 28-9105-137-8
• Sager J. C., A Practical Course in Terminology Processing, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1990, ISBN 15-5619-112-X
• Wright, S. E. & Budin, G. (eds.), Handbook of terminology management, John Benjamins Publishing Co., 2001, ISBN 15-5619-502-8
• Raccomandazioni per l'attività terminologica, Sezione di Terminologia, Cancelleria federale
• The Pavel Terminology Tutorial, Terminology Standardization Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Austermuhl F., Electronic Tools for Translators (Translation Practices Explained), St. Jerome Publishing, 2001, ISBN 1900650347
• Ciola B., Mayer F. (a cura di), Traduzione assistita, in Atti del Seminario Terminologia e Traduzione assistita, AITI Sez. Veneto Trentino-Alto Adige, 1999;
• Esselink B., A Practical Guide to Localization, John Benjamins Publishing Co., 2000, ISBN 9027219567;
• Lesina B., Il nuovo manuale di stile, Zanichelli, 1998, ISBN 8808096025;
• Monacelli C., Traduzione, revisione e localizzazione nel terzo millennio: da e verso l'inglese,     Franco Angeli, 2001, ISBN 8846430506;
• Muzii L., La redazione dei documenti tecnici, Franco Angeli, 1995, ISBN 8820485117;
• Osimo B., Manuale del traduttore, Hoepli, 2004, ISBN 8820332698;
• Osimo B., Traduzione e nuove tecnologie, Hoepli, 2001, ISBN 8820327503;
• Scarpa F., La traduzione specializzata, Hoepli, 2001, ISBN 8820327090;
• Bowker, L., M. Cronin, D. Kenny & Pearson eds. (1998). Unity in diversity? Current trends in translation studies. Manchester: St. Jerome.
• Brungs, B. (1996). Translation Memories als Komponente integrierter Übersetzungssysteme. Saarbrücker Studien zu Sprachdatenverarbeitung und Übersetzen, Vol. 7. Saarbrücken: Universität des Saarlandes.
• Carrol, S. (2000). “Introducing the TRADOS Workflow Development”. In Translating and the computer 22. Aslib proceedings (2000). Unnumbered.
• Ciola, B., Coluccia, S., Maganzi Giorni D´Angiò, F. & F. Mayer (2000). Atti del Seminario: Traduzione e computer: le nuove tecnologie nella traduzione assistita. Bolzano 30 giugno - 1 luglio.
• Dennet, G. (1995). Translation Memory: Concept, products, impact and prospects. London: South Bank University.

·         Esselink, B. (2000). “Localization – What's that?“. Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer,1: 5-9.

·         Freigang, K.-H. (1999). “Softwarelokalisierung – eine Einführung“. Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, 2: 7-9.

·         Freigang, K.-H. (2000). “Integrierte Systeme für den Übersetzerarbeitsplatz. Zwei aufstrebende Konkurrenten: Déjà Vu und SDLX“. Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, 2: 5-20.

·         Freigang, K-H. (2000). “Transit 3.0. Star Translation Environment auf dem Vormarsch“. Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, 4-5: 5-12.

·         Gaspari, F. (1999). The role of MT and MAT for the professional translator. Forlì: Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori.

·         Gotti, M. (1991). I linguaggi specialistici. Firenze: La Nuova Italia Editrice.

·         Groß, B. (1998). Vergleichende Untersuchung von Alignment-Tools. . Saarbrücker Studien zu Sprachdatenverarbeitung und Übersetzen, Vol. 15. Saarbrücken: Universität des Saarlandes.

·         Hansen, J. H. (1997). “Translation of Technical Broschures”. In A. Trosborg. (1997). 185-202.

·         Heyn, M, (1998). “Translation Memories: Insights and Prospects”. In L. Bowker, M. Cronin, D. Kenny & J. Pearson (1998). 123-136.

·         Hutchins, J. (1998). “The Origins of the Translator's Workstation”. Machine Translation. 13: 287-305.

·         King, M. ed. (1987). Machine Translation Today: The State of the Art. Proceedings of the Third Lugano Tutorial. 2-7 April 1984. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

·         Kingscott, G. (2000). “Neue Strategien für TRADOS“. Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer, 2: 53-57. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer.

·         Kugler, M., K. Ahmad & G. Thurmair (Eds.) (1995). Translator's Workbench: Tools and Terminology for Translation and Text Processing. Berlin: Springer.

·         Macklovitch E. (2000). “Two Types of Translation Memory”. In Translating and the Computer 22. Aslib proceedings (2000). Unnumbered.

·         Mastermann, M. (1979). “The essential skills to be acquired for machine translation”. In B. M. Snell (1979). 159-167.

·         Melby, A. (1985). “Machine Transaltion vs. Translator Aids: A False Dichotomy”. In S. Williams (1985). 45-53.

·         Melby, A. (1987a). “Creating an Environment for the Translator”. In M. King (1987). 124-132.

·         Melby, A (1987b). “On human-machine interaction in translation”. In S. Nirenburg (1987). 145-154.

·         Melby, A. (1992). “The translator workstation”. In J. Newton. (1992). 147-165.

·         Muzii, L. (2001). Scegliere gli strumenti CAT. Criteri di valutazione. Dispensa del Seminario di introduzione all'uso di strumenti per la traduzione assistita: Déjà Vu, Star Transit e Trados Freelance Edition. Roma 10-11 febbraio 2001. A.I.T.I Sezione Lazio.

·         Newton, J. ed. (1992). Computers in translation. A practical appraisal. London: Routledge.

·         Nirenburg, S. ed. (1987). Machine Translation: theoretical and methodological issues. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

·         O' Brien, S. (1998). “Practical Experience of Computer-Aided Translation Tools in the Software Localization Industry”. In Bowker, L., Cronin M., Kenny, D. & J. Pearson (1998). 115-122.

Sitografia

·         Assénat-Falcone, S. (2000). More Translation Memory Tools (not many more, but good ones).

·         http://www.accurapid.com/journal/12TM.htm

·         Assénat-Falcone, S. (1997).Translation Aid Software. Four Translation Memory Programs Reviewed.

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·         http://www.transref.org/u-articles/Benis4-BODY.ASP

·         Benis, M. (2000)Translation Memory From O to R.

·         http://www.star-ag.ch/press/tm-review01.htm

·         Bensch, P. (2000). Translation Memories: Übersetzungshelfer mit Gedächtnis.

·         http://www.doculine.com/news/1999/Oktober/transmem.htm

·         Déjà Vu

·         http://www.atril.com

·         Déjà Vu (1999). Déjà Vu/Trados Compatibility Guide.

·         http://www.atril.com

·         Déjà Vu Using Déjà Vu Interactive – a tutorial.

·         http://www.atril.com

·         EAGLES (1996). Design and function of translation memory.

·         http://issco-www.unige.ch/projects/ewg96/node152.html

·         Erpenbeck, A., Hellman, D., Peters, T., Schmeier, F., Steffens, T., Surrey & J. Wagner (1999/2000). Translation Memory.

·         http://www-lehre.inf.uos.de/~jwagner/tm/node39.html

·         Heuberger, A. (2000). 3 Steps to Successful Translation Management.

·         http://www.multilingualwebmaster.com/library/3steps.html

·         Hoop, M. H. (2000). Translation Memories: das elektronische Gedächtnis der Übersetzung.

·         http://www.doculine.com/news/2000/1000/translationmemories.htm

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·         http://www.eamt.org/archive/hutchins.intro.html

·         Hutchins, J. (1998). Translation Technology and the Translator.

·         http://www.bcs.org.uk/siggroup/nalatran/nalamtr7/nalamt76.htm

·         Kemman, M. (2000). Software-Lokalisierung: mehr als bloßes Übersetzen.

·         http://www.doculine.com/news/2000/0800/Lokalisierung.htm

·         Löffler, B. An Introduction to Computer Aided Translation.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/catintrotxt.html

·         Löffler, B. Definition of CAT.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/cattxt.html

·         Löffler, B. Computer Aided Translation: Main features.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/catmainfeat.html

·         Löffler, B. Computer Aided Translation. Translating with a CAT program.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/catTrans.html

·         Löffler, B. Computer Aided Translation. When to use a CAT program.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/catwhen.html

·         Löffler, B. Computer Aided Translation. Benefits.

·         http://www.isp.nl/Us/catbenefits.html

·         Ray, D.S. & C.J. Ray (2001). Good, Fast, Cheap: Translation Memory Systems Offer the Potential for All Three.

·         http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/translationmemory.html

·         Risoluzione del Consiglio del 17 dicembre 1998 concernente le istruzioni per l´uso dei beni di consumo tecnici.

·         http://europa.eu.t/eur-e/it/f/t/998/it_398Y11_02.html

·         SDL International

·         http://www.sdl.com

·         STAR. Software Translation Artwork Recording.

·         http://www.star-group.net

 

Bibliografia localizzazione

• NET Internationalization: The Developer's Guide to Building Global Windows and Web Applications, Guy Smith-Ferrier, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006.
• http://www.gruppol10n.it/gruppoL10N.htm
• http://www.i18nguy.com/guidelines.html
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·         A.M. Ladd and K.E. Bekris and A.P. Rudys and D.S. Wallach and L. E. Kavraki. 2004. "On the feasibility of using wireless ethernet for indoor localization" IEEE transactions on robotics and automation 20 3:555-559.

·         D. Mazi-Leskovar. 2003. "Domestication and foreignization in translating American prose for Slovenian children" Meta 48 1-2:250-265.

·         P. Cadieux and B. Esselink. 2002. "Feeling GILTy – Defining the terms Globalization, Internationalisation, Localization and Translation" Language International June:22-25.

·         S. Korda. 2002. "Automating Localization Management" Language International 3:18-21.

·         B. Esselink. 2002. "Glocalizing Marketing Materials" Language International June:8-12.

·         J. Zetzsche. 2001. "Translation Databases for Web Site Localization" Multilingual, Computing & Technology 12 3:45-48.

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·         R. Schäler. 2001. "Learning to localize in Limerick" Language International 4:22-26.

·         M. Rickard. 2001. "Managing the Unmanageable?" Language International 13 3:36-40.

·         Ciola and F. Bullo. 2001. "Scusi, Lei localizza?" Academia 25:20-21.

·         Dürscheid. 2000. "Sprachliche Merkmale von Webseiten" Deutsche Sprache, Zeitschrift für Theorie, Praxis, Dokumentation 28 1:60-73.

·         R. Schoop. 2000. "Lokalisierung ist unser Geschäft" Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer 1:14-17.

·         Esselink. 2000. "Localization – What's that?" Mitteilungsblatt für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer 1:5-9.

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·         P.N. Dohler. 1997. "Facets of Software Localization - A translator's View" Translation Journal 1 1.

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Teaching methods

After a discussion about the different arguments of the didactic program, students carry out a number of practical exercises in order to be able to prepare the terminology project requested for the exam. The project can be carried out individually or in groups of maximum three students.

Assessment methods

Students must create and carry out a terminology and assisted translation project on the basis of a specific subject and simulate a real professional situation.

The project could involve maximum three students.

The exam will consist on the exposition and the comment of the single terminology projects.

The mark  will be divided in 3 parts: 15 point to the structuring, the organization and the content of the project, 10 points to its definition and the realization and 5 points to its exposition.

Teaching tools

• BootCat
• WordSmith
• Antconc
• ParaConc
• Visio
• SDL MultiTerm
• SDL Trados 2007/2009
• SDL Passolo
• SDL Trados Synergy

Further texts and support materials will be provided during the course. Students can carry out their projects, by the help of the teacher, in the terminology laboratory.

Links to further information

http://terminologia.sslmit.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Franco Bertaccini