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Reading for repetition and reading for translation: do they involve the same processes?

Pedro Macizo1, M Teresa Bajo

  • 1Departamento de Psicología Experimental, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, Spain.

Cognition
|January 31, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Translation involves real-time linguistic matching, supporting "horizontal" theories. Experiments show lexical ambiguity and memory load impact translation, unlike sentence repetition, indicating on-line processing.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Translation Studies

Background:

  • Translation theories debate the role of on-line reformulation.
  • Horizontal approach: translation involves real-time linguistic matching.
  • Vertical approach: translation involves post-comprehension lexical expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive processes during sentence translation.
  • To differentiate between horizontal and vertical translation theories.
  • To examine the impact of lexical ambiguity and memory load on translation.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments were conducted with translators and bilinguals.
  • Participants performed sentence repetition or translation tasks.
  • Lexical ambiguity, memory load, and cognate status were manipulated.

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Main Results:

  • Lexical ambiguity and memory load affected on-line and global comprehension during translation.
  • Cognate words at sentence endings facilitated translation performance.
  • These factors did not influence sentence repetition tasks.
  • Results support the horizontal approach to translation.

Conclusions:

  • The findings provide empirical support for horizontal translation theories.
  • Translation involves on-line processing and real-time linguistic matching.
  • Cognitive load and lexical properties influence the translation process.