| Publication type: | Conference other |
| Type of review: | Not specified |
| Title: | Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools |
| Authors: | Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen Massey, Gary |
| Conference details: | Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014 |
| Issue Date: | 31-Oct-2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Translation-process; Cognitive-ergonomics; ErgoTrans presentation; Language-technology |
| Subject (DDC): | 410.285: Computational linguistics 418.02: Translating and interpreting |
| Abstract: | The increasing use of language technology tools, such as translation memory, termbanks, and online dictionaries, has prompted an interest in their impact on cognitive processes, creativity, and the quality of translation products. Originally designed to improve consistency and increase speed, tools also facilitate searches for information and the recycling of previously-translated passages. Ideally, CAT tools relieve translators of the tedium involved with text production and help produce creative, appropriate solutions by freeing up cognitive capacity to deal with challenging translation problems (cf. O’Brien 2012). Recent research, however, indicates that CAT tools are not being used to their full potential or are even unnecessarily constraining the users they should have been designed for (Ehrensberger-Dow & Massey 2014a, b). Drawing on a large corpus of translation processes collected from professionals and students, we discuss the nature of translation in terms of cognitive, physical, and organizational ergonomics. The cognitive demands of comprehending complex content in one language, while producing and revising output in another, add a new dimension to the usual considerations of computer usability. In fact, the productivity pressures imposed on many professionals might be forcing them to adjust to their tools rather than adapting those tools to their own needs. On the basis of our findings, we argue that professional translators need to take increased ownership of language technology tools, and play a more prominent role in contributing to needs assessment, product development, application testing, training, and the integration of language technologies into organizational processes. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2708 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Applied Linguistics |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik |
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Ehrensberger-Dow, M., & Massey, G. (2014, October 31). Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools. Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014.
Ehrensberger-Dow, M. and Massey, G. (2014) ‘Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools’, in Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014.
M. Ehrensberger-Dow and G. Massey, “Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools,” in Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014, Oct. 2014.
EHRENSBERGER-DOW, Maureen und Gary MASSEY, 2014. Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools. In: Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014. Conference presentation. 31 Oktober 2014
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen, and Gary Massey. 2014. “Constraints on Creativity: The Case of CAT Tools.” Conference presentation. In Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014.
Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen, and Gary Massey. “Constraints on Creativity: The Case of CAT Tools.” Translata II: «Translation Studies & Translation Practice», Innsbruck, Austria, 30 October - 1 November 2014, 2014.
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