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Vol. 6:2 (1994) ► pp.131–150

A Framework for Decision-Making in Translation

| Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken

Decision-making in translation amounts to an information-processing concept that describes decision-making behaviour in terms of an interaction between the translator's cognitive system; his linguistic, referential, sociocultural and situational knowledge bases; the task specification; and the texttype-specific problem space. All four factors together enable the translator to build up an internal problem representation which, once constructed, will profoundly influence the translator's subsequent decision-making performance, taking account of probability ratings which are an important element in many translational decision-making settings.

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Translational Problem-Solving
  • 3.Macrocontext vs. Microcontext
  • 4.Multiple-Stage Translation
  • 5.Decision-Making in Translation
  • 6.Factors in Decision-Making
  • 7.Decision-Making Potential
  • 8.Decision-Making Heuristics
  • 9.Some Didactic Implications of Decision-Making
  • 10.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 1 January 1994
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