Presentation 3-Terminology 如何使用数据库翻译一些术语.pptVIP

* Terminology extraction and management Tech Tools class 3 * Talk outline Definitions Why terminology management matters Term extraction, research Terminology management Demonstration/practical: Word table, XLS; SDL MultiTerm * Definitions In applied translation, what do we understand by the term ‘terminology’? Bowker: ‘The discipline concerned with the collection, processing, description and presentation of terms, which are lexical items belonging to specialized subject fields’ (2003: 49) * Definitions Not just/mainly about terms/phrases/words but... Concepts An example: Screen Why would you be likely to add the term ‘screen’ to your termbase if it appeared in your source text, even if you know what it means? * Concepts… * Concepts… * Concepts… * Concepts… Screen Computer screen Computer monitor Screen Monitor Phone screen Home screen iPhone screen Windows home screen * * Definitions Not just about terms/phrases/words but... The relationship between concepts and the terms ascribed to them within the same language (e.g. client’s intellectual property) across different languages * Definitions Not (necessarily) about comprehension but... approved or appropriate translations Should you use computer screen or monitor for Apple, Dell, Microsoft? Both terms in different contexts for each client? Language for Special Purposes Reliability scores, ranking of information * Why it matters Clients care... Productivity Investment in quality of resources, intellectual property LISA terminology survey: #1 client concern = terminology consistency * Why it matters Consistency - across... languages suppliers within a language pair time file formats document sets * Term extraction Why? Large projects efficiency (automation: e.g. MultiTerm Extract) consistency (create source term lists) Rational approach to new project, even on small scale Research Why needed? Not just to find existing translations, bilingual termlists * * Research To understand or verify source content and target equ