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3 - Translation and Technology

from Part I - The Nature of Translation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2022

By
Akiko Sakamoto
Edited by
Kirsten Malmkjær
Kirsten Malmkjær
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
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Summary

Chapter 3 describes major advances in translation technologies and explains how these have influenced our understanding of translation, particularly the concept of translation quality and the translation production process. Sakamoto argues that these changes have created a rift between translation studies theories and a new notion of translation circulating in the industry. The chapter identifies new trends in translation studies research which seek to develop new knowledge to address this rift.

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Translation qualitytranslation production processrift between theories and industry
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The Cambridge Handbook of Translation , pp. 55 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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