Componential definition
Componential means that to operationalize the notion of quality, it is evaluated in the form of separate components (Colina 2015: [242]). This is done because no single criterion (e.g. translator qualification, certification to a standard, quality of process etc.) can in itself be a measure of translation quality (Kurz 2009: 148f.). In order to achieve a comprehensive evaluation that is suitable and adaptable to different evaluation contexts and not reduced to one single criterion, more than one aspect of quality needs to be recognized, which is just what the componential approach does (Colina 2008: 103; 2015: [242]; Larose 1994: 367). The componential nature of Colina’s (2008: 105) model may be seen as a consequence of the author’s attempt to integrate different approaches to translation quality (functional, pragmatic, textual, reader response etc.) that previously existing models addressed separately (see chapter 2.2 and Appendix II).