A Corpus Methodology for Analysing Translation.

Ano: 2002 | Volume: 1 | Número: 2

Autores: Rafal S. Uzar

Palavras-chave: Corpus Methodology, Analysing Translation

Resumo Inglês:

Translation is becoming an increasingly integral part of society throughout the world. Central Europe, as an example, is 10 years into a new economic system with expanding international business becoming one of the prime catalysts for the development of translation in this particular part of the globe. Translation companies are popping up like mushrooms after a cloudburst. Access to all manner of translation has meant that general standards have improved and as standards improve, more and better qualified translators are needed. At the English department at the University of Lodz, the English MA degree has a translation option which lasts for the final three years of the five-year MA programme. Nowadays, more students are fulfilling the requirements needed to opt for taking this course. As numbers increase and standards get higher so more is needed from the teacher/trainer, thus, our standards must also rise. This has led to the need to develop different and more efficient tools with which to help us analyse translations, especially the translations of our students. The English department prides itself on the quality of its translation students, however, there is always room for improvement especially with this rise in standards. With this aim in mind, work has begun