Talking translation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12898447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Korning Zethsen (0000-0003-1677-2796, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Inger Askehave (Aalborg University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-134 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-6321 • E-ISSN: 1747-633X |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/genl.v7i1.117 |
| OpenAlex | W2131282376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
It is a well-known fact that most translators are women and it is a fact which is often mentioned in translation discourse: translation is a so-called female occupation. But is this also a relevant fact and in which ways? In this article we aim to investigate how male and female translators talk about their occupation and whether gender is a relevant factor in how translators perceive their work. Our data consists of 18 narratives written by 9 male and 9 female non-literary professional translators who have been asked to write about their occupation as translators (in a semi-structured way). The data will be analysed and our findings structured by means of Greimas’ actantial model. A general conclusion is that whereas male and female translators choose to talk about the same themes they sometimes talk about them in different ways emphasising different aspects
Linguistics · Narrative · Sociology · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · linguistics and terminology studies · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |