The idea that translators begin to translate once they get a hold of the source language (SL) tex... more The idea that translators begin to translate once they get a hold of the source language (SL) text is widely spread and controverted. As a cognitive and metacognitive strategy, text analysis is vital in translation training in order to gain a good expertise in translation. A two-phase model is discussed in this paper: an overall text evaluation first and then a deep analysis are undertaken. In the former, students learn to apply and identify background knowledge, document sources, text length, price, and difficulty among other factors. In the latter, students analyse titles, text layout, communication situation, text types, genre, etc. The strategies and methodology to attain these phases in the translation process are explained step-by-step. Additionally, student samples will be shown as further illustrations.
In this article, new translators’ profiles are discussed based on the development of two competen... more In this article, new translators’ profiles are discussed based on the development of two competences in an undergraduate program: the extralinguistic competence, and the instrumental and professional competence, e.g., specialized knowledge, the knowledge and use of modern technologies, and the knowledge of the market. This article focuses on the importance of developing these two subcompetences in translation programs in order to produce competitive professional translators, and it proposes a set of recommended activities for the development of each subcompetence. Likewise, the advantages and disadvantages of these activities are discussed as well as the changes and implications for translation teaching.
HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 2017
Many authors, scholars, and theorists have theoretically denied the possibility of translating in... more Many authors, scholars, and theorists have theoretically denied the possibility of translating into a foreign language (Newmark, 1998, 1995; Van Deth, 1989; Vásquez-Ayora, 1977 among others), because of the interference caused by the translator’s mother tongue as well as the lack of competence, especially in writing, and level of intuition when going into the foreign language. Authors confront and argue the different points of view. Arguments in favor of translating into a foreign language should also be considered (Wilss, 1982; Wotjak, 1981; Harris, 1990; Nord, 1992; Cao, 1996; Beeby, 1996; Quiroz and Muñoz, 1996; Zapata et al. 1998). Likewise, it is shown that methods, methodologies, and techniques may be used both ways. It is concluded that the correct establishment of text analysis features as well as linguistic characteristics in both languages make it possible to translate medical texts into English as a for-eign language.
Revista Escuela de Administración de Negocios, 2013
En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determina... more En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determinar el perfil del traductor en Colombia. Para ello, se empleó una encuesta a la cual respondieron 45 traductores consultados. El perfil del traductor en Colombia se resume como un profesional de entre 36 y 45 años de edad, que vive y trabaja principalmente en Medellín o Bogotá, con estudios universitarios de pregrado y posgrado en traducción, que se desempeña como traductor independiente entre tiempo completo y medio tiempo del inglés al español y que emplea herramientas informáticas.
Several authors such as Vázquez-Ayora (1977), López and Minett (1997), and Linder (2002), among o... more Several authors such as Vázquez-Ayora (1977), López and Minett (1997), and Linder (2002), among others, have established that noun phases (NPs) with complex premodification in English are a translation problem in scientific and technical translation because of difficulties caused by the order of premodifiers and the lack of explicitness of semantic relations among the different phrase elements. Furthermore, the translation of such noun phrases into Spanish presents a challenge in many cases because there are many possibilities to make the relations explicit by means of postmodification. However, no studies have been carried out to observe regularities in order to propose systematic ways of solving the translation of complex premodification from English into Spanish. Other authors also identify this phenomenon as a relevant linguistic feature in scientific and technical translation.
In this article, a proposal for the teaching of the translation of noun phrases with multiple pre... more In this article, a proposal for the teaching of the translation of noun phrases with multiple premodification from English into Spanish is presented. First of all, a rationale on noun phrases with multiple premodification as a translation problem is discussed. Secondly, the linguistic bases for their description are analyzed. Then, the results of an experiment with translation apprentices are described. Finally, some of the didactic strategies used in the experiments are described.
This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminolo... more This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminology. This methodological procedure preliminary to the terminological research in the specific area of Somatic Culture, demands processes enrooted in the field of Neology. This addresses first of all, nowadays, the terminologies that are in consolidation. How to reference thi sarticle: Plested Alvare, M. C.; Campo, A. M.; Quiroz Herrera, G. A. & Muñoz Torres, C. A. (1998). Bestimmung von Neuen Begriffen und Termini Eines Bestimmten Fachbereiches. Íkala. 3 (2), pp. 69 – 78
This paper analyzes nested-abbreviated terms from a linguistic perspective by describing their mo... more This paper analyzes nested-abbreviated terms from a linguistic perspective by describing their morphological, syntactic, and semantic features for terminology purposes. Nested-abbreviated terms can be considered as abbreviated forms, either initialisms or acronyms, which have within their meaning another abbreviated term. To carry out the analysis, 433 nested-abbreviated terms were extracted from two specialized dictionaries in English. Data analysis showed that, from the morphological and semantic perspective, nested-abbreviated terms behave like typical abbreviations. Important differences were found from a syntactic standpoint where nested abbreviated terms behave as premodifiers in the noun phrase (NP) in 98.93% of the cases. As this is the first time nested-abbreviated terms are studied, they were not only described but also analyzed and defined. Although the percentage of nested-abbreviated terms obtained from the dictionaries is relatively low, less than 1% of total abbreviat...
The automatic prediction of the course of action of agents involved in social or economic trends ... more The automatic prediction of the course of action of agents involved in social or economic trends is an imperative challenge nowadays. However, it is a difficult task because stance or opinion is often spread throughout long, complex texts, such as news articles. The current study tests sentence predicates as features to automatically determine the writer’s stance in news articles. We capture the semantics and stance of the text by encoding features such as the attribute of copulative sentences, the predicate of transitive sentences, adjectival phrases, and the section of the article. Under the assumption that these features are informative enough to model the semantics of the text, each word sequence is disambiguated and assigned a sentiment value using weighting rules. Different experiments were run using either SentiWordNet and ML-Senticon to determine words’ sentiment. Feature vectors are automatically built to populate a database that is tested using two machine learning algorit...
This paper shows an overview of sworn translators and interpreters in Colombia. In that sense, we... more This paper shows an overview of sworn translators and interpreters in Colombia. In that sense, we want to know what the social, professional and legal status of such translators and interpreters is in order to work in this country. To do so, we draw upon the partial results of the research project called "El estatus social y legal del traductor en Colombia" ("The social and legal status of the translator in Colombia"), by Quiroz, Gómez, Lainez, Zuluaga & Ortiz (2011). Information was obtained by means of a survey conducted on 132 Colombian translators (or foreign translators living in Colombia), from which responses of 38 translators involved in legal translation were extracted. Similarly, data from the Examination Board for Sworn Translators and Interpreters (ETIO), at the University of Antioquia, and from the National Directory of Sworn Translators and Interpreters (at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are shown. A brief review and analysis of the Colombian law regarding sworn translation is also included. For this discussion, authors from regions different to Colombia have been reviewed, since the subject under study has never been discussed from an academic perspective in Colombia. To finish, we present some conclusions from the analysis and reviews above.
Resumen En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba d... more Resumen En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determinar el perfil del traductor en Colombia. Para ello, se empleó una encuesta a la cual respondieron 45 traductores consultados. El perfil del traductor en Colombia se ...
ABSTRACT Terminology is a key factor in LSP: technical translation, LSP teaching terminology rese... more ABSTRACT Terminology is a key factor in LSP: technical translation, LSP teaching terminology research and teaching, text retrieval, among others. In this article, premodification of terms is analyzed in 5 specialiazed dictionaries. Noun phrases with more than two premodifiers were extracted, classified, and linguistically analyzed in the field of medicine, lab techniques, economics, finance, and statistics. Results show tendencies in pattern length, POS preferences, morphology trends, premodified patterns. The results of this description can be useful for terminology extraction, dictionary making and terminology teaching, among others.
Leer: ¿placer o castigo? Nos toca a nosotros, profesores, enseñarles a nuestros alumnos que es un... more Leer: ¿placer o castigo? Nos toca a nosotros, profesores, enseñarles a nuestros alumnos que es un placer o que es un castigo, lo que sea, ciertamente, la culpa será nuestra.
ABSTRACT En este artículo se presentarán ^algunos apuntes sobre la traducción de audiovisuales (A... more ABSTRACT En este artículo se presentarán ^algunos apuntes sobre la traducción de audiovisuales (A.V) haciendo un rápido recorrido histórico, explicando las técnicas utilizadas principalmente en el subtitulaje, presentando la formación de traductores-interpretes de A.V en Europa y presentando una serie de recomendaciones de la Federación Internacional de Traductores (FIT). Es importante recalcar que en este escrito muchas de las apreciaciones aquí descritas se hacen desde la práctica pues esta área de la traducción carece de un espacio académico-profesional propio para la discusión teórica, aún en los países industrializados.
The idea that translators begin to translate once they get a hold of the source language (SL) tex... more The idea that translators begin to translate once they get a hold of the source language (SL) text is widely spread and controverted. As a cognitive and metacognitive strategy, text analysis is vital in translation training in order to gain a good expertise in translation. A two-phase model is discussed in this paper: an overall text evaluation first and then a deep analysis are undertaken. In the former, students learn to apply and identify background knowledge, document sources, text length, price, and difficulty among other factors. In the latter, students analyse titles, text layout, communication situation, text types, genre, etc. The strategies and methodology to attain these phases in the translation process are explained step-by-step. Additionally, student samples will be shown as further illustrations.
In this article, new translators’ profiles are discussed based on the development of two competen... more In this article, new translators’ profiles are discussed based on the development of two competences in an undergraduate program: the extralinguistic competence, and the instrumental and professional competence, e.g., specialized knowledge, the knowledge and use of modern technologies, and the knowledge of the market. This article focuses on the importance of developing these two subcompetences in translation programs in order to produce competitive professional translators, and it proposes a set of recommended activities for the development of each subcompetence. Likewise, the advantages and disadvantages of these activities are discussed as well as the changes and implications for translation teaching.
HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 2017
Many authors, scholars, and theorists have theoretically denied the possibility of translating in... more Many authors, scholars, and theorists have theoretically denied the possibility of translating into a foreign language (Newmark, 1998, 1995; Van Deth, 1989; Vásquez-Ayora, 1977 among others), because of the interference caused by the translator’s mother tongue as well as the lack of competence, especially in writing, and level of intuition when going into the foreign language. Authors confront and argue the different points of view. Arguments in favor of translating into a foreign language should also be considered (Wilss, 1982; Wotjak, 1981; Harris, 1990; Nord, 1992; Cao, 1996; Beeby, 1996; Quiroz and Muñoz, 1996; Zapata et al. 1998). Likewise, it is shown that methods, methodologies, and techniques may be used both ways. It is concluded that the correct establishment of text analysis features as well as linguistic characteristics in both languages make it possible to translate medical texts into English as a for-eign language.
Revista Escuela de Administración de Negocios, 2013
En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determina... more En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determinar el perfil del traductor en Colombia. Para ello, se empleó una encuesta a la cual respondieron 45 traductores consultados. El perfil del traductor en Colombia se resume como un profesional de entre 36 y 45 años de edad, que vive y trabaja principalmente en Medellín o Bogotá, con estudios universitarios de pregrado y posgrado en traducción, que se desempeña como traductor independiente entre tiempo completo y medio tiempo del inglés al español y que emplea herramientas informáticas.
Several authors such as Vázquez-Ayora (1977), López and Minett (1997), and Linder (2002), among o... more Several authors such as Vázquez-Ayora (1977), López and Minett (1997), and Linder (2002), among others, have established that noun phases (NPs) with complex premodification in English are a translation problem in scientific and technical translation because of difficulties caused by the order of premodifiers and the lack of explicitness of semantic relations among the different phrase elements. Furthermore, the translation of such noun phrases into Spanish presents a challenge in many cases because there are many possibilities to make the relations explicit by means of postmodification. However, no studies have been carried out to observe regularities in order to propose systematic ways of solving the translation of complex premodification from English into Spanish. Other authors also identify this phenomenon as a relevant linguistic feature in scientific and technical translation.
In this article, a proposal for the teaching of the translation of noun phrases with multiple pre... more In this article, a proposal for the teaching of the translation of noun phrases with multiple premodification from English into Spanish is presented. First of all, a rationale on noun phrases with multiple premodification as a translation problem is discussed. Secondly, the linguistic bases for their description are analyzed. Then, the results of an experiment with translation apprentices are described. Finally, some of the didactic strategies used in the experiments are described.
This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminolo... more This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminology. This methodological procedure preliminary to the terminological research in the specific area of Somatic Culture, demands processes enrooted in the field of Neology. This addresses first of all, nowadays, the terminologies that are in consolidation. How to reference thi sarticle: Plested Alvare, M. C.; Campo, A. M.; Quiroz Herrera, G. A. & Muñoz Torres, C. A. (1998). Bestimmung von Neuen Begriffen und Termini Eines Bestimmten Fachbereiches. Íkala. 3 (2), pp. 69 – 78
This paper analyzes nested-abbreviated terms from a linguistic perspective by describing their mo... more This paper analyzes nested-abbreviated terms from a linguistic perspective by describing their morphological, syntactic, and semantic features for terminology purposes. Nested-abbreviated terms can be considered as abbreviated forms, either initialisms or acronyms, which have within their meaning another abbreviated term. To carry out the analysis, 433 nested-abbreviated terms were extracted from two specialized dictionaries in English. Data analysis showed that, from the morphological and semantic perspective, nested-abbreviated terms behave like typical abbreviations. Important differences were found from a syntactic standpoint where nested abbreviated terms behave as premodifiers in the noun phrase (NP) in 98.93% of the cases. As this is the first time nested-abbreviated terms are studied, they were not only described but also analyzed and defined. Although the percentage of nested-abbreviated terms obtained from the dictionaries is relatively low, less than 1% of total abbreviat...
The automatic prediction of the course of action of agents involved in social or economic trends ... more The automatic prediction of the course of action of agents involved in social or economic trends is an imperative challenge nowadays. However, it is a difficult task because stance or opinion is often spread throughout long, complex texts, such as news articles. The current study tests sentence predicates as features to automatically determine the writer’s stance in news articles. We capture the semantics and stance of the text by encoding features such as the attribute of copulative sentences, the predicate of transitive sentences, adjectival phrases, and the section of the article. Under the assumption that these features are informative enough to model the semantics of the text, each word sequence is disambiguated and assigned a sentiment value using weighting rules. Different experiments were run using either SentiWordNet and ML-Senticon to determine words’ sentiment. Feature vectors are automatically built to populate a database that is tested using two machine learning algorit...
This paper shows an overview of sworn translators and interpreters in Colombia. In that sense, we... more This paper shows an overview of sworn translators and interpreters in Colombia. In that sense, we want to know what the social, professional and legal status of such translators and interpreters is in order to work in this country. To do so, we draw upon the partial results of the research project called "El estatus social y legal del traductor en Colombia" ("The social and legal status of the translator in Colombia"), by Quiroz, Gómez, Lainez, Zuluaga & Ortiz (2011). Information was obtained by means of a survey conducted on 132 Colombian translators (or foreign translators living in Colombia), from which responses of 38 translators involved in legal translation were extracted. Similarly, data from the Examination Board for Sworn Translators and Interpreters (ETIO), at the University of Antioquia, and from the National Directory of Sworn Translators and Interpreters (at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are shown. A brief review and analysis of the Colombian law regarding sworn translation is also included. For this discussion, authors from regions different to Colombia have been reviewed, since the subject under study has never been discussed from an academic perspective in Colombia. To finish, we present some conclusions from the analysis and reviews above.
Resumen En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba d... more Resumen En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se buscaba determinar el perfil del traductor en Colombia. Para ello, se empleó una encuesta a la cual respondieron 45 traductores consultados. El perfil del traductor en Colombia se ...
ABSTRACT Terminology is a key factor in LSP: technical translation, LSP teaching terminology rese... more ABSTRACT Terminology is a key factor in LSP: technical translation, LSP teaching terminology research and teaching, text retrieval, among others. In this article, premodification of terms is analyzed in 5 specialiazed dictionaries. Noun phrases with more than two premodifiers were extracted, classified, and linguistically analyzed in the field of medicine, lab techniques, economics, finance, and statistics. Results show tendencies in pattern length, POS preferences, morphology trends, premodified patterns. The results of this description can be useful for terminology extraction, dictionary making and terminology teaching, among others.
Leer: ¿placer o castigo? Nos toca a nosotros, profesores, enseñarles a nuestros alumnos que es un... more Leer: ¿placer o castigo? Nos toca a nosotros, profesores, enseñarles a nuestros alumnos que es un placer o que es un castigo, lo que sea, ciertamente, la culpa será nuestra.
ABSTRACT En este artículo se presentarán ^algunos apuntes sobre la traducción de audiovisuales (A... more ABSTRACT En este artículo se presentarán ^algunos apuntes sobre la traducción de audiovisuales (A.V) haciendo un rápido recorrido histórico, explicando las técnicas utilizadas principalmente en el subtitulaje, presentando la formación de traductores-interpretes de A.V en Europa y presentando una serie de recomendaciones de la Federación Internacional de Traductores (FIT). Es importante recalcar que en este escrito muchas de las apreciaciones aquí descritas se hacen desde la práctica pues esta área de la traducción carece de un espacio académico-profesional propio para la discusión teórica, aún en los países industrializados.
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