Stylistic Competence in L2 Translation: Stylometry and Error Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Dubeda, Tomáš; Obdržálková, Vanda
Titel	Stylistic Competence in L2 Translation: Stylometry and Error Analysis
Quelle	In: Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 15 (2021) 2, S.172-186 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-399X
DOI	10.1080/1750399X.2020.1868175
Schlagwörter	Translation; Language Styles; Language Processing; Second Languages; French; English (Second Language); Correlation; Risk; Feedback (Response); Decision Making; Error Analysis (Language); Language Usage; Sentences; Teaching Methods; Native Language; Interference (Language); Specialists; Word Frequency; Novices; Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Professional Personnel; Comparative Analysis; Manufacturing; Foreign Countries; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachstil; Sprachverarbeitung; Second language; Zweitsprache; Französisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korrelation; Risiko; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Sprachgebrauch; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Personalbestand; Herstellung; Ausland; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	We examine the stylistic aspects of L2 translations using a set of quantifiable descriptors. The sample includes 40 translations of a promotional text from Czech into English and French produced by novices and professional translators. The general stylistic competence is slightly higher in the group of professionals, although the overall quality score is almost the same. Translations into English are characterised by higher overall quality. The correlation coefficients expressing the dependence between stylistic descriptors and quality indicators show differences both across and within the four groups. Translators into French seem to have less controlled behaviour in the sense that stylistic parameters with quality-enhancing potential can both improve and worsen the translation quality. It seems that the stylistic acceptability of a non-native translation is influenced by the translator's disposition, i.e. their self-perception, risk awareness, risky vs. prudent decision-making, and the ability to learn from feedback. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01