Informatics and Applications
2024, Volume 18, Issue 3, pp 115-121
APPLYING COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOOLS TO LITERARY TRANSLATION: THE CASE OF PUNCTUATION
Abstract
The article highlights the opportunities that the integration of computer-assisted tools into the literary
translator’s workbench provides in navigating the complexities of interlingual punctuation asymmetry. Across
natural languages, punctuation principles can vary, which results in differences in the punctuation repertoire and
its usage rules. For literary translators, understanding these differences is essential to accurately convey the artistic
integrity of the source text. While interlingual punctuation asymmetry has long been studied,modern advancements
in computer and language sciences, particularly, the corpus-based approach, offer new theoretical and practical
insights that can greatly enhance the translation process. This approach allows for a deeper understanding of
punctuation nuances leading to more informed translation choices and decisions. Thus, the article contributes to
the recent trend of applying computer-assisted tools to literary translation.
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Title
APPLYING COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOOLS TO LITERARY TRANSLATION: THE CASE OF PUNCTUATION
Journal
Informatics and Applications
2024, Volume 18, Issue 3, pp 115-121
Cover Date
2024-09-20
DOI
10.14357/19922264240314
Print ISSN
1992-2264
Publisher
Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences
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Key words
computer-assisted literary translation; punctuation; asymmetry between languages; corpus-based translation studies; parallel corpus; English; French; Russian
Authors
V.A. Nuriev 
Author Affiliations
Federal Research Center "Computer Science and Control" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 44-2 Vavilov Str., Moscow 119333, Russian Federation
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