Language industry views on the profile of the post-editor

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ID22024784
AuthorsClara Ginovart Cid (0000-0001-9764-5662, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Carme Colominas (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Antoni Oliver (0000-0001-8399-3770, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Year2020
Volume9
Issue2
Pages283-313
Publication date2020-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranslation Spaces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-3711 • E-ISSN: 2211-372X
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ts.19010.cid
OpenAlexW3000640754
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited24

The more language service companies (LSCs) include machine translation post-editing (MTPE) in their workflows, the more important it is to know how the PE task is performed, who the post-editors are, and what skills they should have. This research is designed to address such questions. It aims to deepen our knowledge of current practices to later create new training content and adapt existing training methodologies to different types of audiences. Based on the results of a survey of LSCs and other companies who currently use MTPE, we present a picture of evolving practices in the contemporary European MTPE market, and opinions held about this emerging métier . Our research finds that a high level of expertise in MTPE may not necessarily be indicative of the industry, and that the post-editor of MT has a multi- and transdisciplinary profile

Business · Knowledge management · Machine translation · Workflow · Computer Science · Engineering · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Text Readability and Simplification · Translation Studies and Practices · Artificial Intelligence · Marketing

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