Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Back-translation is a validation tool widely used in international research settings, including, but not limited to, cross-cultural psychology, international marketing, educational assessments, quality of life research, and international nursing research.As a rule, researchers use back-translation to validate the quality of translated research instruments, such as tests and questionnaires.The method consists in re-translating the translated text back into the source language.The back-translation and the original document are compared for inconsistencies, and if none are found, the translation is considered equivalent.The method has many adherents and opponents; however, neither uses solid linguistic evidence in their arguments.This study is an attempt to suggest a theoretical linguistic framework for describing and evaluating the back-translation process, namely the cognitive linguistics approach, with the main focus on Langacker"s Cognitive Grammar.The study is illustrated with examples from actual questionnaires translated from English into Ukrainian.
DOI: 10.14456/nvts.2011.4
Author: Tyupa, Sergiy
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6960809618