A Study of Using Trados WinAlign Tool to Explore the Translation Equivalence Concept

• Main Authors: Jo-Chieh Tu, 杜若婕
• Other Authors: Rebecca Wen-Jiun Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30997179703816840549

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 應用外語系 === 100 === The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the digital translation memory tool, Trados WinAlign, can offer benefits beyond its intended purpose of creating translation memory databases from existing translations, and serve as a digital graphic interface tool to assist in the exploration, recognition, and/or reinforcement of the translation equivalence concept for translators. During the study, the researcher administered a technology-assisted translation project by engaging three freelance translators in the editing of Trados WinAlign auto-generated translation alignments. The participants were instructed to detect the translation equivalence modes (i.e., Full-Formal, Semi-Formal, Semi-Dynamic, Full-Dynamic) by editing the incorrect alignments across three different text types (i.e., informative, expressive, operative), and to provide a brief written rationale for each of their decisions. After the translation project, an interview was conducted with each of the participants. The data obtained from the interviews revealed that Trados WinAlign’s manual alignment correction method can indeed serve as a digital graphic interface tool to assist in the exploration, recognition, and/or reinforcement of the translation equivalence concept. Based on these findings, suggestions for future researches are provided at the end of the study.