Assessing the impact of translation guidelines in Wikipedia A praxeological approach to the study of documented standards across four language communities
Assessing the impact of translation guidelines in Wikipedia A praxeological approach to the study of documented standards across four language communities
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评估维基百科翻译指南的影响用人类行为学方法研究四种语言社区的记录标准
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10.1075/ts.21028.gon
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Góngora-Goloubintseff J
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Góngora-Goloubintseff J
维基百科是一个多语言、用户驱动的在线百科全书，提供325种语言和语言变体。这种语言多样性在过去的十年中引起了翻译学者的关注。之前的研究已经解决了一些问题，包括维基百科翻译条目的质量，编辑和翻译的动机，以及编辑变更背后的繁重谈判。然而，支撑百科全书翻译实践的过程经常被忽视。因此，本文通过分析四个维基百科语言社区的文档标准以及16位经验丰富的翻译人员对这些标准的吸收程度，采用了一种行为学的方法来翻译。研究结果表明，维基百科关于翻译的指导方针在被调查的社区之间存在细微但明显的差异。此外，访谈数据显示，参与者倾向于更重视跨维基编辑政策，而不是任何本地翻译指南。这种偏好最终强化了之前的说法，即维基百科的翻译和编辑形成了一个连续体。
Wikipedia is a multilingual, user-driven online encyclopaedia available in 325 languages and language varieties. Such linguistic diversity has drawn the attention of translation scholars over the past decade. Previous research has addressed, among other issues, the quality of translated Wikipedia entries, the motivations driving editors-translators, and the taxing negotiations behind editorial changes. Nevertheless, the processes underpinning translation practices in the encyclopaedia have often been overlooked. Consequently, this paper adopts a praxeological approach to translation by analysing documented standards across four Wikipedia language communities and the extent to which 16 experienced translators have assimilated them. The findings suggest that Wikipedia guidelines on translation have slight but tangible differences across the communities under investigation. Moreover, the interview data showed a tendency among participants to attach more importance to cross-wiki editing policies than to any local translation guidelines. This preference ultimately reinforces previous claims that translation and editing in Wikipedia form a continuum.