Simplification in inter- and intralingual translation – combining corpus linguistics, key logging and eye-tracking

• Authors: Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny , Bogusława Whyatt , Katarzyna Stachowiak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

As some scholars view inter-and intra-lingual translation as a parallel activity, it is vital to establish to what extent the products of these processes are alike, and whether the processes themselves differ. This paper investigates stylistic simplification, a frequently hypothesised translation universal which involves, among others, breaking up long sentences in the process of translation (Laviosa 2002). One of the parameters commonly used in the investigations of simplification in translations is the average sentence length. In the present study we focus on sentence length to see if the tendency to incorporate stylistic simplification is equally present in the products of inter-and intralingual translation; what phases of the translation process are decisive for sentence length; whether the scope of consultation with the source text affects sentence length. Finally, we will try to verify if average sentence length is dependent on the level of translation experience.

Keywords

EN

Simplification; universals; sentence length; interlingual translation; intralingual translation

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Journal: Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 235-237

Dates

published

2016-06-01

online

2016-06-13

Contributors

author

Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

author

Bogusława Whyatt

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

author

Katarzyna Stachowiak

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/psicl-2016-0009