The Translation Chain Project - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781778490231

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by Logan Kennedy (Author)

The Translation Chain Project grew out of a question: what would happen if a short, poetic piece of prose were translated again and again, with the previous translation always used as the basis for the next translation? It certainly sounds like a set-up for the kind of distortion you might find in a game of telephone. However, with seven accomplished translators working with English, Mi'kmaw, German, French, Italian, and Scottish Gaelic, the project showed how human minds can keep a text alive and well. But then came a second question: how would machine translation do by comparison?

Number of Pages: 200

Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.99 x 5.99 IN

Publication Date: April 01, 2026

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