A Taxonomy of Human Translation Styles

A Taxonomy of Human Translation Styles
The original version of this paper was presented at the Tralogy conference in 2011 under the title "On the Systematicity of Human Translation Processes":
http://www.tralogy.eu/spip.php?article26&lang=en
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Abstract
While the translation profession becomes increasingly technological, we are still far from understanding how humans actually translate and how they could be best supported by machines. In this paper we outline a method which helps to uncover characteristics of human translation processes. Based on the translators' activity data, we develop a taxonomy of translation styles. The taxonomy could serve to inform the development of advanced translation assistance tools and provide a basis for a felicitous and grounded integration of human machine interaction in translation

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