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Speaking in Tongues: Language Across Contexts and Users
Speaking in Tongues, the second volume of the English in the World series, places the reader at the heart of investigations into the nature and process of translation in an internationalized scenario where: the consolidation of multilateral institutions and multinational corporations struggle between globalization and localization; the information and communication technologies are both the means to enhance translation productivity and the main source of jobs for professional translators; the new media and communication technologies provide a whole range of ways to interact with other, both in leisure and academic settings. The scope of the book ranges from Systemic Functional Linguistics to Discourse Analysis, from Intercultural Rhetoric to Poststructuralism. The collection of articles has been edited to recognise the range of perspectives looking to this field and is of direct interest both to any linguist, translator or other social scientist working in the study of interlingual communication and to those designing and buying translation techologies for porfessional purposes.
Writing a Translation Commentary
This essential textbook is a step-by-step guide to how to write a self-reflective translation commentary, a key requirement of most courses on translation. Starting with source text analysis, it guides students in how to set out a translation strategy and goes through the most common challenging issues encountered, thus enabling students to set out their translation priorities in an informed manner. Throughout each chapter, there are boxes summarising key concepts and suggestions of tasks and activities, as well as recommendations for further reading. The book is supplemented by online resources for students and teachers on the translation studies portal. There are nine PowerPoints based on ...
Applying Artificial Intelligence in Translation
This collection critically examines the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of AI-based tools in translation, which have rapidly transformed the language industry in recent years. This volume is divided into three sections that explore the use of AI-based tools in specific domains or on specific phenomena. While the first section addresses the impact of AI-enhanced translation on both workflows and outputs from the lens of creativity and idiomaticity, the second section examines key questions concerning the use of AI-based translation tools in various domains from technology to tourism. Contributions in the third section analyze AI-induced changes in the areas of media acces...
Enhancing LLM Performance
This book is a pioneering exploration of the state-of-the-art techniques that drive large language models (LLMs) toward greater efficiency and scalability. Edited by three distinguished experts—Peyman Passban, Mehdi Rezagholizadeh, and Andy Way—this book presents practical solutions to the growing challenges of training and deploying these massive models. With their combined experience across academia, research, and industry, the authors provide insights into the tools and strategies required to improve LLM performance while reducing computational demands. This book is more than just a technical guide; it bridges the gap between research and real-world applications. Each chapter presents...
Translating for Museums, Galleries and Heritage Sites
In any museum, gallery, or heritage site that wishes to engage with foreign-language visitors, translation is essential. Providing texts in foreign languages – whether for international visitors from different language cultures or for heritage speakers of local minority languages – is centrally important in enabling these visitors to make sense of what they see displayed. Yet despite this awareness, and a growing body of research in the field, there has hitherto been little available in the way of practical training in this area of translation. This book aims to help fill that need. Translating for Museums, Galleries and Heritage Sites focuses on the translation of interpretive and infor...
Corpora in Interpreting Studies
Cheung, Liu, Moratto, and their contributors examine how corpora can be effectively harnessed to benefit interpreting practice and research in East Asian settings. In comparison to the achievements made in the field of corpus- based translation studies, the use of corpora in interpreting is not comparable in terms of scope, methods, and agenda. One of the predicaments that hampers this line of inquiry is the lack of systematic corpora to document spoken language. This issue is even more pronounced when dealing with East Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, which are typologically different from European languages. As language plays a pivotal role in interpreting research, the use of corpora in interpreting within East Asian contexts has its own distinct characteristics as well as methodological constraints and concerns. However, it also generates new insights and findings that can significantly advance this research field. A valuable resource for scholars of scholars focusing on corpus interpreting, particularly those dealing with East Asian languages.
"Ernst ist das Leben, heiter die Kunst"
Vor dem Hintergrund der Geschichte des Humor-Begriffs versucht die Arbeit diese für Frank Wedekind grundsätzliche ästhetische Kategorie zu verorten. Aus der oft verfehlten Rezeption und dem eigenen Anspruch des Dramatikers resultiert eine frappante Spannung. Neue Akzente im Hinblick auf die Verwendung des Terminus manifestieren sich vordergründig im Formalen. Im Rückgriff auf die Mittel des Performativen gibt sich der Humor als eine komplexe ästhetische Antwort Wedekinds auf den Zustand der Kultur und die Kondition des Individuums. In der Ordnung der Kunst nimmt der Dramatiker somit eine vitalisierende Korrektur des mit dem Label Humorlosigkeit belegten Geistes des Wilhelminismus und seiner Literaturen vor.
Translation Tools and Technologies
To trainee translators and established professionals alike, the range of tools and technologies now available, and the speed with which they change, can seem bewildering. This state-of-the-art, copiously illustrated textbook offers a straightforward and practical guide to translation tools and technologies. Demystifying the workings of computer-assisted translation (CAT) and machine translation (MT) technologies, Translation Tools and Technologies offers clear step-by-step guidance on how to choose suitable tools (free or commercial) for the task in hand and quickly get up to speed with them, using examples from a wide range of languages. Translator trainers will also find it invaluable when...
