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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 435-450 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 19 Dec 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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The translator status, the translation market and developing economies : a preliminary study of ASEAN countries. / CHAN, Andy Lung Jan; LIU, Christy Fung Ming.
In: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2013, p. 435-450.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The translator status, the translation market and developing economies : a preliminary study of ASEAN countries
AU - CHAN, Andy Lung Jan
AU - LIU, Christy Fung Ming
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The sociological turn in translation studies has called for more research into the actors involved in the translation process and wider contexts of translation qua social activity. Methods from various social sciences have been adopted and adapted to shed light on this relatively uncharted territory. This is a preliminary study into the relationship between the translator status, the translation market and a nation's economic development. This article is an attempt to examine the sociology of translation in the development context of ten countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). The study concentrates on the insider view: the quantitative and qualitative data were collected with the help of questionnaires from translators, interpreters and other translation-related professionals. Our results show that these actors see the translation market as more developed than is commonly believed, but the status of translators as still quite low. The absence of a certification system and of a standard practice is hardly beneficial both for the development of the translation industry and translators themselves in this economically vibrant region where globalisation is believed to have led to increased demand for translation. However, the effects of regional integration on the translation market remain unclear, as far as the insiders of the translation space are concerned.
AB - The sociological turn in translation studies has called for more research into the actors involved in the translation process and wider contexts of translation qua social activity. Methods from various social sciences have been adopted and adapted to shed light on this relatively uncharted territory. This is a preliminary study into the relationship between the translator status, the translation market and a nation's economic development. This article is an attempt to examine the sociology of translation in the development context of ten countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). The study concentrates on the insider view: the quantitative and qualitative data were collected with the help of questionnaires from translators, interpreters and other translation-related professionals. Our results show that these actors see the translation market as more developed than is commonly believed, but the status of translators as still quite low. The absence of a certification system and of a standard practice is hardly beneficial both for the development of the translation industry and translators themselves in this economically vibrant region where globalisation is believed to have led to increased demand for translation. However, the effects of regional integration on the translation market remain unclear, as far as the insiders of the translation space are concerned.
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U2 - 10.2989/16073614.2013.864441
DO - 10.2989/16073614.2013.864441
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 31
SP - 435
EP - 450
JO - Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
JF - Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
SN - 1607-3614
IS - 4
ER -