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Learner Corpora and Cross-Linguistic Applications
Learner Corpora and Cross-Linguistic Applications

Author(s): Diana Otat, Titela Vîlceanu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition
Published by: Editura Politehnica
Keywords: corpus-based study; cross-linguistic research; learner corpora; translation competence

Summary/Abstract: Commonly featured as one of the most flexible analysis methodologies, corpus linguistics applications are an open class, facilitating the development of inter-and trans-disciplinary research studies. The extensive applicability of corpus linguistics syncs with the fast updating state-of-the-art technology, fostering multi-layered competences applied to design experiments, data collection and interpretation, lead to improved qualitative and statistical research tools. Driven by the requirement of multilayered competences, we embark upon the in-depth investigation of a learner corpus to identify the occurrence pattern and rate of mistranslation instances, based on a translation project carried out by 1st and 2nd year undergraduates in Translation and Interpretation.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 5-18
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English