TECHNOLOGY AS COMMUNICATION MEDIUM: SOME IMPLICATIONS OF USING TRANSLATION MEMORY SYSTEMS TO THE PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION

ABSTRACT

This paper presents theoretical considerations on the construction of meaning by the translator employing translation memory systems in the work of translation. Based on an analysis of translations produced by trainee translators, we develop a reflection on the implications resulting of human-machine association, which is increasingly more frequent in sectors demanding translations of electronic texts in our time and may have direct consequences in the production of meaning by the translator.

Keywords:
Translation memory systems; automation; comprehension.