Further evidence for a functionalist approach to translation quality evaluation

• Autores: Sonia Colina
• Localización: Target: International journal of translation studies, ISSN 0924-1884, Vol. 21, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 235-264
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Colina (2008) proposes a componential-functionalist approach to translation quality evaluation and reports on the results of a pilot test of a tool designed according to that approach. The results show good inter-rater reliability and justify further testing. The current article presents an experiment designed to test the approach and tool. Data was collected during two rounds of testing. A total of 30 raters, consisting of Spanish, Chinese and Russian translators and teachers, were asked to rate 4�5 translated texts (depending on the language). Results show that the tool exhibits good inter-rater reliability for all language groups and texts except Russian and suggest that the low reliability of the Russian raters� scores is unrelated to the tool itself. The findings are in line with those of Colina (2008).