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Chapter 1. Reading for translation

  • Moritz J. Schaeffer , Kevin B. Paterson , Victoria A. McGowan , Sarah J. White and Kirsten Malmkjær
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Translation in Transition
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Abstract

This chapter describes an eye tracking study which compared eye movements during reading for comprehension with reading for translation. In addition, the number of target words likely to be used for the translation of a single source word was manipulated. Results showed large significant task effect on Total Reading Time, Average Fixation Duration, Fixation Count, Regression Count and Progressive Saccade Amplitude and the manipulation had a 23ms effect on first fixation durations. This is the first eye tracking study which charts the time course of the effect of translation on source text reading in detail. The results are interpreted in terms of co-activation of the two linguistic systems during translation, in line with previous studies which used different methods.

Abstract

This chapter describes an eye tracking study which compared eye movements during reading for comprehension with reading for translation. In addition, the number of target words likely to be used for the translation of a single source word was manipulated. Results showed large significant task effect on Total Reading Time, Average Fixation Duration, Fixation Count, Regression Count and Progressive Saccade Amplitude and the manipulation had a 23ms effect on first fixation durations. This is the first eye tracking study which charts the time course of the effect of translation on source text reading in detail. The results are interpreted in terms of co-activation of the two linguistic systems during translation, in line with previous studies which used different methods.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Cognitive processes in reading during translation
  5. Chapter 1. Reading for translation 17
  6. Chapter 2. Four fundamental types of reading during translation 55
  7. Part II. Literality, directionality and intralingual translation processes
  8. Chapter 3. Measuring translation literality 81
  9. Chapter 4. Translation, post-editing and directionality 107
  10. Chapter 5. Intralingual and interlingual translation 135
  11. Part III. Computing and assessing translation effort, performance, and quality
  12. Chapter 6. From process to product 161
  13. Chapter 7. Quality is in the eyes of the reviewer 187
  14. Chapter 8. Translation technology and learner performance 207
  15. Notes on contributors 235
  16. Index 241
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.133.01sch

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Cognitive processes in reading during translation
  5. Chapter 1. Reading for translation 17
  6. Chapter 2. Four fundamental types of reading during translation 55
  7. Part II. Literality, directionality and intralingual translation processes
  8. Chapter 3. Measuring translation literality 81
  9. Chapter 4. Translation, post-editing and directionality 107
  10. Chapter 5. Intralingual and interlingual translation 135
  11. Part III. Computing and assessing translation effort, performance, and quality
  12. Chapter 6. From process to product 161
  13. Chapter 7. Quality is in the eyes of the reviewer 187
  14. Chapter 8. Translation technology and learner performance 207
  15. Notes on contributors 235
  16. Index 241
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