Poll:Do you believe that the linguistic resources on the Internet are enough for a translator's work Автор темы: ProZ.com Staff
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[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2005-08-24 16:34] ▲ Collapse
| | | | | What is missing? | Aug 23, 2005 |
A question for the approximately 80% who think the terminology resources available are insufficient...
| | | | Chinoise 
Local time: 20:23
английский => китайский
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| Nothing is missing... | Aug 23, 2005 |
I would say.
| | | | | Double-checking | Aug 24, 2005 |
I think resources on the Internet are not enough because I am particularly suspicious of certain types of websites. Everybody can write on the net, and everybody can build a webpage, so when I feel it's necessary, I double-check with colleagues, professionals, books, publications, etc.
Besides, translating is not a matter of just terminology. There are many books that are excellent, and on which I rely a lot when translating, that are not available online.
Natalia
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Julio Torres
Мексика
Local time: 17:23
Член ProZ.com c 2005
английский => испанский
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| The more resources the better | Aug 24, 2005 |
I have the idea that the more resources you have the better work you will do. It'a a kind of philosophy of the "captive ballon": you wouldn't want to be tied with one rope, you will want to have the more ropes you can.
| | | | Chinoise
Local time: 20:23
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| What I mean is that... | Aug 24, 2005 |
Nothing is missing in the choices of Answers, i.e. "Yes" or "No".
What is missing is the "correctness" of the existing internet resources. Natalia is right in pointing out that "Everybody can write on the net, and everybody can build a webpage...".
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
США
Local time: 16:23
испанский => английский
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| It depends on how you use them. | Aug 26, 2005 |
Compared with the resources available when I started working 30 years ago, the banquet we have on the Internet is nothing short of staggering. I solve about 90% of my problems by searching the Internet. Of course, I still have a couple of hundred hardcopy dictionaries from my past, but I don't use them nearly as often as I used to.
I'm not sure everyone is aware of all the search strategies available using combined terms and fixed strings, or how to find glossaries and definitions. ... See more Compared with the resources available when I started working 30 years ago, the banquet we have on the Internet is nothing short of staggering. I solve about 90% of my problems by searching the Internet. Of course, I still have a couple of hundred hardcopy dictionaries from my past, but I don't use them nearly as often as I used to.
I'm not sure everyone is aware of all the search strategies available using combined terms and fixed strings, or how to find glossaries and definitions. Obviously Googling a couple of terms without restricting them is going to produce random, unreliable results. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Gina W
США
Local time: 19:23
Член ProZ.com c 2003
французский => английский
| One can not rely solely on internet resources | Aug 27, 2005 |
Some terms actually are simple enough to check in a dictionary, even if you wouldn't know them off the top of your head. And not all specialized paper dictionaries are going to be online, either. Translators used to use ONLY paper dictionaries at one time, and it's great to have internet resources now, but I do not believe they should be the only ones used, if possible one should ALWAYS check more than one paper dictionary, preferably at least one general language dictionary and one subject/sp... See more Some terms actually are simple enough to check in a dictionary, even if you wouldn't know them off the top of your head. And not all specialized paper dictionaries are going to be online, either. Translators used to use ONLY paper dictionaries at one time, and it's great to have internet resources now, but I do not believe they should be the only ones used, if possible one should ALWAYS check more than one paper dictionary, preferably at least one general language dictionary and one subject/specialized dictionary in your language pair.
Also, some of the translations on the net can be wrong. I disagree with plenty of translations I find when using Google. Not all, but enough to know that Google, or any internet resource, is not the be-all end-all to producing a quality translation.
JMO. ▲ Collapse
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Maria Rosich Andreu
Испания
Local time: 01:23
Член ProZ.com c 2003
голландский => испанский
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| depends on the language | Aug 30, 2005 |
When I work with English / Spanish I hardly touch paper dictionaries, but I think internet resources are definitely not enough in smaller languages.
I am thinking for example of Catalan, Danish or Dutch. The biggest dictionaries are on-line, often for free; but there are hardly any bilingual dictionaries/reference sites on the net. However, the situation is improving constantly.
| | | | Dan Marasescu
Румыния
Local time: 01:23
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| Maria is right | Sep 1, 2005 |
I was thinking of bilingual and specialised dictionaries too when I answered "no". It would be great to have a Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique for more languages.
Dan
| | | | Sam Berner (X)
Австралия
Local time: 09:23
английский => арабский
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| Almost none - and that is what's missing | Sep 12, 2005 |
As an Arabic/English translator, the cyberspace is an almost empty space
The few Arabic/English on-line based dictionaries are not complete, the CD-based dictionary does not run on Win XP, and apart from an attempt at a IT dictionary and a very good WHO glossary - there is N-O-T-H-I-N-G.
The one good thing is that many website owners who write about medicine, pharmacology, applied sciences and the IT put ... See more As an Arabic/English translator, the cyberspace is an almost empty space
The few Arabic/English on-line based dictionaries are not complete, the CD-based dictionary does not run on Win XP, and apart from an attempt at a IT dictionary and a very good WHO glossary - there is N-O-T-H-I-N-G.
The one good thing is that many website owners who write about medicine, pharmacology, applied sciences and the IT put the English equivalent of the term between brackets after the Arabic. These are actually more useful than anything else in my combination of languages. ▲ Collapse
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