Journal of Beijing International Studies University ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 69-81.DOI: 10.12002/j.bisu.125

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An Overview of China’s Translation Technology Studies

DIAO Hong   

  1. Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400067, China
  • Received:2016-12-13 Online:2018-03-19 Published:2017-12-15

国内翻译技术研究综述

刁 洪   

  1. 刁洪,重庆工商大学外语学院
  • 作者简介:刁洪,重庆工商大学外语学院,400067,研究方向:口笔译理论与实践。电子邮箱:Jacksglj123@163.com

Abstract: The outset of translation technology research can be traced back to the 1940s. In the past several decades, as a result of the rapid development in computer science, information technology, computational linguistics, terminology studies, and other related disciplines, translation technology has become an essential norm in translation practice, an important part of translation studies, a new paradigm of translation pedagogy, and a major trend in the industry. In a bid to get an overview of translation technology studies in China, this paper, by employing CiteSpace V, a scientometric tool, analyzes the metadata of all the related research papers, which fall into the category of translation technology studies, published in CNKI. With an aim to uncover the diachronic evolvement and current situation of this research field, the author probes into the number of articles published annually, the major magazines that carry the papers, the major research areas, high-frequency keywords and major research institutions that produce a large number of papers. Finally, with the assistance knowledge graphs, the author comes up with the following findings: the research has peaked in the past decade, with a focus on the fundamental research and application development of machine translation. In the end, suggestions for further research are put forward. This paper will hopefully provide researchers with food for thought and therefore facilitate translation technology studies in China.

Keywords: translation technology studies; CiteSpace V; hot research topics; machine translation; computer-aided translation

摘要: 20 世纪50 年代末至今,翻译技术已经走过半个多世纪。当前,翻译技术已成为翻译研究的重要领域,然而国内还没有相关的研究综述。本文以CNKI 期刊数据库中关于翻译技术研究的论文为数据来源,运用数据统计和CiteSpace V 软件的科学知识图谱,进行国内翻译技术研究可视化分析,通过考察发文数量、论文发表载体、主要研究领域、高频关键词、主要研究机构及重要研究者等,梳理了国内翻译技术研究的发展脉络与现状。研究结果显示,我国翻译技术研究在近十年达到高潮,研究焦点集中在机器翻译的基础研究及应用研究。文章进而提出了翻译技术研究存在的问题,并展望了未来研究方向。本文旨在使相关领域的研究者得到一定启发与思考,以促进国内翻译技术研究更好地发展。

关键词: 翻译技术研究, CiteSpace V, 研究热点, 机器翻译, 计算机辅助翻译

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