Translation of Hedges and Boosters as Mediums of Transformation in Digital and Non-Digital Translation Practices

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2019-06-29

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Hatipoğlu, Çiler

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Translating from one language into the other is a heavy cognitive process as there are many factors and structures that the translators need to consider while transferring the information from one culture into the other. Hedges and boosters are two groups of markers that are particularly problematic for translators as they are multifunctional and culture dependent (Axelsson, 2013; Hatipoğlu & Algı, 2017; Hinkel, 2009; Hyland, 2005). If they are not translated and represented correctly, the text might lose its message, persuasive power and ultimately its bond with the readers. Keeping these statements in mind, the current study aims to uncover whether or not the mode of translation (i.e., digital vs. penand-paper) affects how hedges and boosters are translated from Turkish into English. Third year language specialist students were asked to first digitally and two weeks later non-digitally translate the results and discussion sections of linguistics and engineering scientific articles on parallel topics. The first stage of the analysis focused on the number, type and variation of the translated hedge and boosters while stage two aimed to uncover strength and parallelism between the meanings of the original and translated messages. The results of the study showed that the mode of translation does partially affect the type and quality of the translated hedges and boosters but they also highlighted the fact that it cannot account for all of the observed variations. The findings underlined once again the importance of metadiscursive elements in transferring the intended messages and how vital teaching translators about metadiscourse is.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78004

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2nd MAG Conference: Metadiscourse in Digital Communication: What has changed? (27 - 29 Haziran 2019)

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Ç. Hatipoğlu, “Translation of Hedges and Boosters as Mediums of Transformation in Digital and Non-Digital Translation Practices,” presented at the 2nd MAG Conference: Metadiscourse in Digital Communication: What has changed? (27 - 29 Haziran 2019), Bergamo, Italy, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78004.