Relatore: Professor Bruno OSIMO - Bruno Osimo, traduzioni ...

After writing down the acronym, Lucy reads aloud the first two components of
the explanation, after which she points out that the easiest way of solving the
problem would be to call up a doctor. Lucy makes this decision rather quickly
(in two or three seconds) and effortlessly (i.e. it is clearly a non-problematic
decision).
(6) jonka lyhenne (5.0) on N A P (1.0) eiku D (.) P H (2.0)
nikotiiniamidi adeniini ni ni di di di (1.0)
ja tätä tällästä minä en edes etsi sanakirjasta koska (1.0) hyvin
paljon helpommalla pääsee ku soittaa jollekii lääkärille (2.0)
(Lucy:P)
whose abbreviation (5.0) is N A P (1.0) no D (.) P H (2.0)
nicotineamide adenine ne ne de de de (1.0)
and this sort of a term I won’t even look for in a dictionary
because (1.0) you get off much more easily when you call up
some doctor
Example (6) illustrates Lucy’s inclination to high efficiency; she does not
want to waste time on trying to find the Finnish term in reference books and
simply points to the easiest and quickest way to solve the problem. Admittedly,
asking for expert help with terminological problems is in principle sound
professional practice. However, Lucy did not call up a doctor to check the
Finnish term; thus her translation remained incomplete. This also seems to
imply that she was not motivated enough to produce a refined translation
product (cf. section 5. 2. 2. 3.).
On the basis of these observations it can be argues that Lucy’s view of the
qualities of a good translator seems to be more or less quantitative; that is, she
seems to place most weight on speed and efficient problem-solving in
translation.
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