COMPUTER ASSISTED
TRANSLATION (CAT) AND
MACHINE TRANSLATION
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DEFINITIONS & TERMS
• CAT (Computer-Aided/Assisted Translation)
Tools for translating texts aided by text-processing software,
terminology databases or electronic dictionaries.
Examples: OmegaT, SDL Trados Studio
• MT (Machine Translation)
An automated translation system carried out by computer. Ex: Google
translate, Papago
• TM (Translation Memory)
File of previous source and target translations for easy reference
while working.
CAT TOOLS:
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES:
DISADVANTAGES:
• Speed
• Contextual errors
• Consistency
• Struggles with literary texts
• Ability to share
• Localization is not included
• Various formats
• Security can be an issue
• Better for technical documents
MACHINE TRANSLATION:
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Advantages: Disadvantages:
• Affordable • low quality
• Simple to use • Limited translation
• Versatile features strategies
• Very fast • Limited ability in
• Easily accessible proofreading documents
• Able to translate more languages • losing nuances of the text.
Davies' Principles
1. Preservation: A strategy that the translator employs to preserving
terms in the source text.
2. Addition: a brief note that the translator adds to the terms in ST to
give further explanation on the terms.
3. Omission: Omitting problematic terms because there is no
equivalence to the terms in the TT.
4. Globalization: Translating a specific term to the more common term.
5. Localization: Adapting the cultural terms in ST into the culture of TT.
6. Transformation: an alternation or distortion of the original
7. Creation: The translator creates new terms in TT because the terms
in ST are not familiar with the culture in TT
Exercise
Translate these sentences using different machine translation
apps/sites.
1. When the children have fallen asleep, the Sandman sits on their
beds. (Eng – Indo)
- Google translate:
Ketika anak-anak tertidur, Sandman duduk di tempat tidur mereka.
- Bing Translator:
Ketika anak-anak tertidur, Sandman duduk di tempat tidur mereka.
- Papago:
Ketika anak-anak tertidur, Sandman duduk di tempat tidur mereka.
Exercise
Translate these sentences using different machine translation
apps/sites.
2. Entah apa yang merasukimu.
- Google translate:
- Bing Translator:
- Papago:
What’s got into you?
Exercise
Translate these sentences using machine translation.
(Google translate)
3. Opo ora eman duite gawe tuku banyu setan.
- Indonesia: Apa gak sia-sia membeli miras.
- English: Buying liquor is such a waste of money.
Exercise
Translate these sentences using machine translation.
(Google translate)
4. I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
- Indonesia: Aku di telepon umum mencoba
menelponmu, semua receh ku habiskan hanya
untukmu
- Javanese:
