Electronic texts and text analysis tools have opened up a wealth
of opportunities to higher education and language service
providers, but learning to use these resources continues to pose
challenges to scholars and professionals alike. Translation-Driven
Corpora aims to introduce readers to corpus tools and methods which
may be used in translation research and practice. Each chapter
focuses on specific aspects of corpus creation and use. An
introduction to corpora and overview of applications of corpus
linguistics methodologies to translation studies is followed by a
discussion of corpus design and acquisition. Different stages and
tools involved in corpus compilation and use are outlined, from
corpus encoding and annotation to indexing and data retrieval, and
the various methods and techniques that allow end users to make
sense of corpus data are described. The volume also offers detailed
guidelines for the construction and analysis of multilingual
corpora.
Corpus creation and use are illustrated through practical
examples and case studies, with each chapter outlining a set of
tasks aimed at guiding researchers, students and translators to
practice some of the methods and use some of the resources
discussed. These tasks are meant as hands-on activities to be
carried out using the materials and links available in an
accompanying DVD. Suggested further readings at the end of each
chapter are complemented by an extensive bibliography at the end of
the volume.
Translation-Driven Corpora is designed for use by teachers and
students in the classroom or by researchers and professionals for
self-learning. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested
in this fast growing area of scholarly and professional
activity.
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