Translation Technologies Raunalne tehnologije za prevoenje dr pela

Translation Technologies Računalne tehnologije za prevođenje dr. Špela Vintar Department of Translation Studies Faculty of Arts University of Ljubljana

Preliminaries Sessions: Wednesday 18: 00 -20: 00 Web: http: //lojze. lugos. si/~spela/zad ar/ Contact me: spela. vintar@ff. uni-lj. si

Main topics Translation Technologies – overview SDL Trados Studio for Translators SDL Multi. Term Machine Translation and Post-Editing Localisation

What types of software do translators use? operating system browser office suite multimedi a misc. aids: archiving CAT tools word count file conversion HTML editor communication DTP tools Translation Project Management language resources subtitling software terminology management interpreting technologies localisation software Machine Translation

CAT Tools Survey 2013 (Pro. Z. com) Source: http: //prozcomblog. com/2013/03/28/cat-tool-use-by-translatorswhat-are-they-using/

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Who is using CAT Tools? 88% of respondents use at least one CAT tool for at least some of their translation tasks. Of those using CAT tools, 76% use more than one CAT tool. Of those using CAT tools, 83% use a CAT tool for most or all of their translation work. Of those using CAT tools, 64% have been using one for upwards of three years now, and 23% have been using one for more than seven years.

Translation Memory A translation memory, or TM, is a database that stores "segments", which can be sentences, paragraphs or sentence-like units (headings, titles or elements in a list) that have previously been translated, in order to aid human translators. The translation memory stores the source text and its corresponding translation in language pairs called “translation units”. (source: Wikipedia)

What does a TM do? Makes sure that translators need not translate similar or identical sentences more than once. Moja djevojka ima novi crveni bicikl. My girlfriend has got a new red bicycle. Translation Memory Moja djevojka ima novi crni bicikl. My girlfriend has got a new red bicycle.

How does a TM work? Each unit of text in the original and target language is stored in a database (. . After it has been confirmed by the translator. ) When the translator starts working on a new unit, the software automatically searches for similar units in the database and suggests hits. Similarity is computed on the basis of string comparison (surface level). Usually only hits above a certain threshold will be offered (default 70 %). 100 % = exact match 99 – 70 % = fuzzy match < 70 % = no match

How does a TM work? Basic idea: repetition Suitable for certain text types: user manuals, technical descriptions, business reports, legal texts etc. Unsuitable for: literary, newpaper, academic texts etc.

TM vs. Termbase Translation Memory Termbas e 69% 92% 78% zaslon podešavanje automatsko zaključavanje. . .

Most popular tools SDL Trados, http: //www. sdl. com Wordfast, http: //www. wordfast. net memo. Q, http: //kilgray. com/products/memoq/ Deja. Vu, http: //www. atril. com Across, http: //www. across. net Transit, http: //www. star-group. net/ Omega. T, http: //www. omegat. net . . .

Resources Translator’s Toolbox by Jost Zscheschke Technology-related articles on Pro. Z. com http: //www. proz. com/translationarticles/categories/Technology/ see Reference section on the website

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