Computer-aided literary translation: an opportunity, not a threat

Roy Youdale

Computer-aided literary translation: an opportunity, not a threat

School of Modern Languages

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Abstract

The use of corpus linguistics and text-visualisation in literary translation enhances rather than reduces translator creativity, and unlike the use of machine translation and CAT tools, cannot be accused of deskilling the art of translation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-51
Number of pages	7
Journal	In Other Words - The Journal for Literary Translators
Volume	Summer 2019
Issue number	53
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2019

Keywords

literary translation, computer-assisted, corpus linguistics, text-visualization

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