Quality according to Language Service Providers: The Case of Post-edited Machine Translation

G.M.W. van Egdom; Mark Pluymaekers

doi:10.4324/9780429030376-7

Quality according to Language Service Providers: The Case of Post-edited Machine Translation

G.M.W. van Egdom
, Mark Pluymaekers

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

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In this paper, we will report on an experiment conducted among LSPs from the Netherlands and Flanders, in which we investigated how various degrees of post-editing affected the perceived quality and usability of target texts. We incorporated 4 PE versions of 2 different source texts and canvassed responses through a questionnaire with measurement scales covering content, language use, text logic and terminology, style and usability (5 items per variable). The results of this study tie in with earlier experimental findings in PE research, as they show that in the case of PE, more is not always better.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Empirical Perspectives on Translation and Interpreting
Editors	Lore Vandevoorde, Joke Daems, Bart Defranq
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	7
Pages	139-156
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429030376
ISBN (Print)	9780367141257
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429030376-7
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2019

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Post-editing
Machine Translation
user studies

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Quality according to Language Service Providers: The Case of Post-edited Machine Translation. / van Egdom, G.M.W.; Pluymaekers, Mark.
New Empirical Perspectives on Translation and Interpreting. ed. / Lore Vandevoorde; Joke Daems; Bart Defranq. 1. ed. Routledge, 2019. p. 139-156.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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