Measured and perceived effort: assessing three literary translation workflows

Professional literary translators were asked to translate three short stories using MS Word, Trados Studio 2022, and a proprietary machine translation postediting platform. This article compares measured and perceived temporal, technical, and cognitive effort across the three workflows. Data was collected via questionnaires, keylogging, and screen capturing.

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Journal
Tradumàtica tecnologies de la traducció
Published
2024-12-31
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/tradumatica.378
Citations
2
Primary Topic
Translation Studies and Practices
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article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
5.56

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Measured and perceived effort: assessing three literary translation workflows

Lieve Macken, Paola Ruffo, Joke Daems
2 citations
Tradumàtica tecnologies de la traducció
Translation Studies and Practices
5.56
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Measured and perceived effort: assessing three literary translation workflows

Lieve Macken, Paola Ruffo, Joke Daems
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Abstract

Professional literary translators were asked to translate three short stories using MS Word, Trados Studio 2022, and a proprietary machine translation postediting platform. This article compares measured and perceived temporal, technical, and cognitive effort across the three workflows. Data was collected via questionnaires, keylogging, and screen capturing.

Tradumàtica tecnologies de la traducció(22)
European Commission, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Translation Studies and Practices
5.56
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