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Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 1775–1786

Think-aloud protocols

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Experiment design
    • 2.1Test person categories
    • 2.2Text types
    • 2.3Translated languages
    • 2.4Preparation and translation brief
    • 2.5Access to dictionaries and environment
    • 2.6Time limit or not
    • 2.7Monologue or dialogue
  • 3.Achievements
    • 3.1General features of the translation process
    • 3.2Problems and strategies
    • 3.3Translation units
    • 3.4Automaticity
    • 3.5Affective factors
    • 3.6Creativity and expertise
    • 3.7Differences in the behaviour of subjects
  • 4.Limits
    • 4.1Reliability
    • 4.2Validity
  • 5.Remedies
  • References
Published online: 3 October 2022
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