Why is machine translation amusing?
Channel: Anthony Pym
Date: 2018-11-28

A talk given by Anthony Pym at the ZHAW in Zurich on November 26, 2018. 
(The last slide seems to have been omitted in the talk.) 
References: 
Jensen, Astrid. 2001. The effects of time on cognitive processes and strategies in translation. https://research.cbs.dk/en/publications/the-effects-of-time-on-cognitive-processes-and-strategies-in-tran
Pirouznik, Mehrnaz. 2014. "Personality Traits and Personification in Translators' Performances: Report on a Pilot Study". In E. Torres-Simón and D. Orrego-Carmona (eds), Translation research projects 5.  Intercultural Studies Group: Tarragona. 93-111. http://www.intercultural.urv.cat/media/upload/domain_317/arxius/TP5/07-Pirouznik.pdf
Rosiers, Alexandra, and June Eyckmans. 2017. Investigating tolerance of ambiguity in novice and expert translators and interpreters. http://www.trans-int.org/index.php/transint/article/view/590

Rosiers has since indicated that Openness to Experience was indeed significantly greater among her professional translators than her novice translators, although there was no linear correlation with number of years of professional experience.