Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Corpus and Translation
- Corpora
- A corpus is a collection of texts. We call it a corpus (plural:
corpora) when we use it for language research.
- Corpora can be used to raise awareness about language
in general, they are extremely useful in training
translators and in pointing up potential problems for
translation
- It is possible to align the documents so that sentences can be
extracted that include a word or phrase in one language and its
equivalent in one or more other languages every time it has been
used.
- Translation
- It is an increasingly important application of corpora.
- This example shows how corpora can be used to create reference tools for translators.
- BOOKS translation
- English – French
French – English
- Comprise the texts
- Possible translation
- The corps user can then see how a particular
expression has been translated in each translation
- It tends to focus on two areas
- Practical:
- What software can be developed that will enable a translator to
exploit corpora as an aid in the day-to-day business of translation?
- Theorical
- What does a corpus consisting of translated texts
indicate about the process of translation itsef?
- Translations are often more explicit
than their source texts.
- They include background
information that the source
text omits.
- Stylistics
- There is a resistance in the literary-critical
world to the use of corpora as an aid to
interpretation o individual literary texts