{"product_id":"the-translation-chain-project-9781778490231","title":"The Translation Chain Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Logan Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Guernica Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Guernica Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Translation Chain Project\u003c\/i\u003e grew out of a question: what would happen if a short, poetic piece of prose were translated again and again, with the previous translation always used as the basis for the next translation? It certainly sounds like a set-up for the kind of distortion you might find in a game of telephone. However, with seven accomplished translators working with English, Mi'kmaw, German, French, Italian, and Scottish Gaelic, the project showed how human minds can keep a text alive and well. But then came a second question: how would machine translation do by comparison?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guernica Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883762172055,"sku":"9781778490231","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781778490231.webp?v=1781103871","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-translation-chain-project-9781778490231","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}