Who Verbalises What
A Linguistic Analysis of TAP Texts
Published online: 1 January 1997
https://doi.org/10.1075/target.9.1.05tir
https://doi.org/10.1075/target.9.1.05tir
Abstract
This paper suggests that a linguistic analysis of TAPs elicited by authentic-like translation briefs might reveal differences in existing or potential translational proficiency. A distinction is made between addressee-oriented and addressee-free verbalisations, and in focus are evaluative statements and expressives. Two tentative hypotheses emerge, namely that the proportion and specificity of evaluations of the target text increases with translational proficiency, and that expressives reveal attitudinal differences attributable to different levels of proficiency.
Résumé
Une analyse linguistique de TAPs (protocoles d'analyse "à hautevoix") obtenus par des instructions traductives d'apparence authentique peutrévéler des différences entre des compétences traductives réelles et possibles. Une distinction est établie entre des verbalisations adressées ou non à des destinataires. Des énoncés évaluatifs et expressifs reçoivent une attention particulière. Deux hypothèses s'imposent en l'occurrence: la portée et la spécificité des évaluations du texte-cible augmentent selon la compétence traductive, et les énoncés expressifs révèlent des différences de disposition liées aux différents niveaux des compétences.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.What Is Evaluated and How?
- 3.Do Protocol Texts Have an Addressee?
- 4.Evaluations as a Mirror of Levels of Proficiency
- 5.Evaluations as a Mirror of the Attitudinal Distinctions
- 6.Attitudes Revealed by Addressee-Oriented Evaluations
- 7.Attitudes Revealed by Expressives
- 8.Conclusion
- Notes
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