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Ethical issues regarding machine(-assisted) translation of literary texts




List of AuthorsTaivalkoski-Shilov Kristiina

PublisherRoutledge

Publication year2019

JournalPerspectives

Article numberRMPS1520907

Volume number27

Issue number5

Start page689

End page703

Number of pages15

ISSN0907-676X

eISSN1747-6623

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2018.1520907

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2018.1520907

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/35465143


Abstract

This article investigates essential ethical issues
that should be taken into consideration when adopting or tailoring technological
tools for literary translation. The discussion on ethical issues draws on recent
studies on translation technology and on the usage of machine(-assisted)
translation for literary language. An overview of the consequences of the
recent increase in technologization for both non-literary and literary
translation is provided and an argument for sustainable development in literary
translation is made, based on a holistic understanding of translation quality.
The notion of voice is taken as an example of the special challenges related to
the translation of literary language, which research on machine(-assisted)
translation of literary language has not yet sufficiently taken into account.
Lastly, avant-garde aesthetic views and usages of machine translation are
presented through the notion of noise.


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