Essays about: "translation of terminology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words translation of terminology.

  1. 1. Low-Resource Domain Adaptation for Jihadi Discourse : Tackling Low-Resource Domain Adaptation for Neural Machine Translation Using Real and Synthetic Data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Thea Tollersrud; [2023]
    Keywords : machine translation; domain adaptation;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore the problem of low-resource domain adaptation for jihadi discourse. Due to the limited availability of annotated parallel data, developing accurate and effective models in this domain poses a challenging task. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sense and Sensitivity: Exploring how Neural Machine Translation Systems Handle Slurs

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Tom Södahl Bladsjö; [2022-08-12]
    Keywords : Machine Translation; Descriptive Translation Studies; Slurs; Sensitive Language; Offensive Language; Lexical Semantics;

    Abstract : The rise of streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO has brought a surge in audiovisual content to be translated. While the translation industry at large have adopted machine translation (MT) as a tool to meet the rising demands, the subtitling industry has been reluctant to embrace this trend. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'Blood of a Woman' : A Critical Reevaluation of the Traditional Views on Menstrual Impurity in Akkadian Terminology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Disa Lindholm; [2022]
    Keywords : menstruation; Akkadian; impurity; research bias; Ancient Mesopotamia; Translation; Standpoint theory; menstruation; akkadiska; orenhet; Mesopotamien; översättning; forskningsbias;

    Abstract : Assyriology as a field of study has long been dominated by the ideas and values of the white, Western men who, during the 19th century, were responsible for the development and growth of all scientific research. This has resulted in a resilient androcentric bias in the discipline, which to this day continues to influence scholarly perceptions of Ancient Mesopotamian society - and particularly of Mesopotamian women. READ MORE

  5. 4. A WORLD OF RICE AND GODS: WHERE WHITE GRAINS SYMBOLIZE WEALTH. A study of Japanese game localization and crosscultural translation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Jamie Viklund; [2021-06-15]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; SIK; game localization; rice; culturally bound terms; translation; domestication; foreignization; Hasegawa; Venuti;

    Abstract : Studies of Japanese translation are a common topic, and with good reason. There is extensive material to work with, and the vast differences between Japanese and many other languages creates translation challenges of considerable complexity as such. READ MORE

  6. 5. Metaphors and Japan : Translating Conceptual Metaphors from a Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Anneli Olsson Hagman; [2021]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; translation; metaphors; conceptual metaphors; translation strategies; engelska; svenska; översättning; metaforer; Japan; facköversättning; översättningsstrategier;

    Abstract : The metaphor is known for creating problems when it comes to translation, not only because of cultural aspects but also because of a lack of a unified terminology and theory for translation strategies. This also applies to conceptual metaphors which are the subject of analysis in this paper where an English survival guide to the Japanese culture has been translated into Swedish. READ MORE