The translation chain project : from one language to another by way of mind and machine /
"The Translation Chain Project grew out of a question: what would happen if a short, poetic piece of prose were translated again and again, with the previous translation always used as the basis for the next translation? It certainly sounds like a set-up for the kind of distortion you might fin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Chicago ; Buffalo ; Lancaster (U.K.) :
MiroLand publishers,
2026.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "The Translation Chain Project grew out of a question: what would happen if a short, poetic piece of prose were translated again and again, with the previous translation always used as the basis for the next translation? It certainly sounds like a set-up for the kind of distortion you might find in a game of telephone. However, with seven accomplished translators working with English, Mi'kmaw, German, French, Italian, and Scottish Gaelic, the project showed how human minds can keep a text alive and well. But then came a second question: how would machine translation do by comparison?"-- |
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| Item Description: | "MiroLand imprint, 50." |
| Physical Description: | 123 pages ; 23 cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781778490231 1778490239 |