Implications of computer code translation for translation studies

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ID21727912
AuthorsJames St André (0000-0001-5459-0366, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume16
Issue2
Pages195-211
Publication date2023-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranslation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-1700 • E-ISSN: 1751-2921
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14781700.2023.2205418
OpenAlexW4376647113
LanguageEN
References cited12

This article explores the intersection of the translation of machine code and translation of natural languages. Starting with the deep-seated metaphor the brain is a computer, this study demonstrates the extent to which computer science, cognitive science, linguistics and translation are intertwined. The parallels between difficulties of translating computer code and natural languages point to the failure to find a workable interlingua and the importance of complexity studies and emergent properties for both fields. Thus translation studies would do well to examine more carefully the extent to which a computational understanding of the brain has shaped basic concepts and approaches to translation. At the same time, homologies between the market for translation of computer languages and natural languages and the need in programming to be more sensitive to the needs of non-English speakers suggests that translation studies has much to offer to computer science

Computational linguistics · Computer-assisted translation · Example-based machine translation · Linguistics · Machine translation · Metaphor · Natural language processing · Parallels · Programming language · Source code · Translation studies · AI-based Problem Solving and Planning · Cognitive Science and Mapping · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Artificial Intelligence

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