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Translation TechnologiesRačunalne tehnologije za prevođenje
dr. Špela VintarDepartment of Translation StudiesFaculty of ArtsUniversity of Ljubljana
PreliminariesSessions: Wednesday 18:00-
20:00Web:http://lojze.lugos.si/~spela/zadar/
Contact me:[email protected]
Main topicsTranslation Technologies –
overviewSDL Trados Studio for TranslatorsSDL MultiTermMachine Translation and Post-
EditingLocalisation
What types of software do translators use?
operating system
browser
office suite
multimedia
DTP tools
communi-cation
HTML editor
misc. aids: archivingword countfile conversion
CAT tools
language resources
terminology managemen
t
localisation software
Translation Project
Management
subtitling software
interpreting technologies
Machine Translation
CAT Tools Survey 2013 (ProZ.com)
Source: http://prozcomblog.com/2013/03/28/cat-tool-use-by-translators-what-are-they-using/
Efficiency
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 MemoryA 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)
Makes sure that translators need not translate similar or identical sentences more than once.
What does a TM do?
Moja djevojka ima novi crveni bicikl.
Moja djevojka ima novi crni bicikl.
My girlfriend has got a new red bicycle.Translation
Memory
My girlfriend has got a new red bicycle.
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 match99 – 70 % = fuzzy match< 70 % = no match
How does a TM work?
Basic idea: repetitionSuitable for certain text types:
user manuals, technical descriptions, business reports, legal texts etc.
Unsuitable for: literary, newpaper, academic texts etc.
How does a TM work?
TM vs. Termbase
TermbaseTranslation
Memory 69%
78%
92%
zaslonpodešavanjeautomatsko zaključavanje...
SDL Trados, http://www.sdl.comWordfast, http://www.wordfast.netmemoQ,
http://kilgray.com/products/memoq/DejaVu, http://www.atril.comAcross, http://www.across.netTransit, http://www.star-group.net/OmegaT, http://www.omegat.net...
Most popular tools
Translator’s Toolbox by Jost Zscheschke
Technology-related articles on ProZ.com http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/categories/Technology/
see Reference section on the website
Resources
SDL Trados Studio – Getting Started
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