“White and black” or “black and white”?: Determinants of the natural rendering of binomials in translation tasks
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/babel.24224.son" target="_blank" >10.1075/babel.24224.son</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
“White and black” or “black and white”?: Determinants of the natural rendering of binomials in translation tasks
Original language description
Abstract Binomial expressions represent one type of formulaic sequences. Binomials have a distinguishing feature, known as “configuration restrictions” (for example, “black and white” is common in English, but “white and black” is not). However, research on how second language (L2) learners process and acquire such expressions is limited. Even more limited is the research examining how translation trainees handle such expressions when rendering texts to and from their first language. The present study aims to address this gap by examining the determinants of translating binomials into their preferred word order: congruency (similar or different configuration in the source and target language), translation direction, and L2 proficiency level. Eighty-six translation trainees (Arabic-English speakers) translated three types of binomials (“congruent,” “incongruent,” and “novel”) in both directions (from English to Arabic and from Arabic to English). Additionally, they completed a vocabulary test as a rough measure of L2 proficiency. Only congruency predicted the number of natural renderings of binomials; congruent items were rendered into their natural configuration above chance level (i.e., novel binomials). This was consistent regardless of translation direction or L2 proficiency level. These findings carry significant implications for translation education
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Babel
ISSN
0521-9744
e-ISSN
1569-9668
Volume of the periodical
71
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
35
Pages from-to
377-411
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