Shorter than a text, longer than a sentence: Source text length for ecologically valid translation experiments

• Autores: Arndt Heilmann, Tatiana Serbina, Daniel Couto Vale, Stella Neumann
• Localización: Target: International journal of translation studies, ISSN 0924-1884, Vol. 31, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 98-124
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper investigates what effect the length of the source text has both on the translation process and on the translation product. In an eye-tracking and keystroke logging experiment, we compared three conditions, namely full texts, three-sentence sequences and single sentences as source items. The results suggest that translations of single sentences differ significantly from full texts, whereas three-sentence sequences are representative of the full text condition. Therefore, research in process-based translation studies might benefit from using shorter source texts without endangering the ecological validity of experiments.