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dc.contributor.authorDelorme Benites, Alice-
dc.contributor.authorCotelli Kureth, Sara-
dc.contributor.authorLehr, Caroline-
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Elizabeth-
dc.contributor.authorFranciello, Laura-
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-22T15:30:30Z-
dc.date.available2022-04-22T15:30:30Z-
dc.date.issued2022-04-08-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24846-
dc.description.abstractThe advent of neural machine translation in 2016 catapulted machine translation (MT) into a world that was already digitalizing at an accelerated pace. The last decade has also witnessed the digitalization of most well-established dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, Robert, Pons, Duden, etc.), including free online access and the emergence of bilingual concordancers (Linguee). As a result, language learners and translation students can use numerous online resources with a simple click. However, the process behind many online dictionaries (OD) is still human lexicographic work, while MT provides output based on natural language processing, i.e. artificial intelligence (AI), without human validation. A survey carried out among Swiss universities in 2021 shows that, in the context of higher education, machine translation tends to be used as a surrogate for online dictionaries. This chimes with observations by Briggs (2018) and O'Neill (2019), who noted an almost identical use of MT and OD amongst students. In the present survey, a large proportion of the respondents indicate that they use online MT systems primarily to look up words or to find synonyms. This conflation of MT and OD works both ways: respondents cited bilingual dictionaries when asked what MT systems they use. Further, the physical distinction between the two types of linguistic resources is also fading, since many online MT tools now include dictionary functions and vice versa. In this situation, the authority of human lexicographers seems to be tacitly challenged by AI and demonstrates the need to elucidate how human knowledge and AI should interact for building, maintaining and using linguistic resources. This communication will present the data consolidating this affirmation and will discuss practical consequences and implications, especially with respect to training needs in the area of MT literacy (Bowker 2020) and the informed use of digital literacy tools.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectMachine translation literacyde_CH
dc.subjectLanguage learningde_CH
dc.subject.ddc410.285: Computerlinguistikde_CH
dc.subject.ddc418.02: Translationswissenschaftde_CH
dc.titleI looked it up in DeepL : online dictionaries and online machine translationde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Sonstigesde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementAngewandte Linguistikde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen (IUED)de_CH
zhaw.conference.detailsTralogy3 : Tralogy: Human translation and natural language processing: Forging a new consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Abstract)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedMensch-Maschine-Kommunikationde_CH
zhaw.webfeedÜbersetzungswissenschaftde_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawDigital Literacy im Hochschulkontextde_CH
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Delorme Benites, A., Cotelli Kureth, S., Lehr, C., Steele, E., & Franciello, L. (2022, April 8). I looked it up in DeepL : online dictionaries and online machine translation. Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing: Forging a New Consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022.
Delorme Benites, A. et al. (2022) ‘I looked it up in DeepL : online dictionaries and online machine translation’, in Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human translation and natural language processing: Forging a new consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022.
A. Delorme Benites, S. Cotelli Kureth, C. Lehr, E. Steele, and L. Franciello, “I looked it up in DeepL : online dictionaries and online machine translation,” in Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human translation and natural language processing: Forging a new consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022, Apr. 2022.
DELORME BENITES, Alice, Sara COTELLI KURETH, Caroline LEHR, Elizabeth STEELE und Laura FRANCIELLO, 2022. I looked it up in DeepL : online dictionaries and online machine translation. In: Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human translation and natural language processing: Forging a new consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022. Conference presentation. 8 April 2022
Delorme Benites, Alice, Sara Cotelli Kureth, Caroline Lehr, Elizabeth Steele, and Laura Franciello. 2022. “I Looked It up in DeepL : Online Dictionaries and Online Machine Translation.” Conference presentation. In Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing: Forging a New Consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022.
Delorme Benites, Alice, et al. “I Looked It up in DeepL : Online Dictionaries and Online Machine Translation.” Tralogy3 : Tralogy: Human Translation and Natural Language Processing: Forging a New Consensus?, Paris, France, 7-8 April 2022, 2022.


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