A comparative study on effects of controlled English on the translatability of Technical texts from English to Turkish

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Studies About Languages Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI:10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.34977

Alpaslan Acar

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Abstract

Controlled language, as a subset of natural language, refers to the restricted or standardised use of lexicon, grammar and style. It has been hypothesised that the use of controlled language makes technical texts more translatable and therefore more understandable. This paper reports the results of an experimental study designed to test this hypothesis. The results showed that controlled technical language improved the comprehensibility and translatability of technical documentation in terms of accuracy, style and text quality. The study suggests that international companies should employ technical writers and translators who prioritise the language and extralinguistic norms of the target audience, rather than blindly adhering to the source text.

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受控英语对从英语到土耳其语的技术文本可译性影响的比较研究

受控语言作为自然语言的一个子集，指的是词汇、语法和文体的限制性或标准化使用。有一种假设认为，使用受控语言会使技术文本更容易翻译，从而更容易理解。本文报告了一项旨在验证这一假设的实验研究结果。结果表明，受控技术语言在准确性、风格和文本质量方面提高了技术文档的可理解性和可翻译性。研究建议，国际公司应聘用优先考虑目标受众的语言和语言外规范的技术撰稿人和译员，而不是盲目照搬原文。

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Studies About Languages Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language

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0.60

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32 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal aims at bringing together the scholars interested in languages and technology, linguistic theory development, empirical research of different aspects of languages functioning within a society. The articles published in the journal focus on theoretical and empirical research, including General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics (Translation studies, Computational Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Media Linguistics, etc.), Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics. The journal aims at becoming a multidisciplinary venue of sharing ideas and experience among the scholars working in the field.