2024-03-28T15:09:04Zhttps://www.tdx.cat/oai/requestoai:www.tdx.cat:10803/373472017-09-12T16:15:12Zcom_10803_311col_10803_328
TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)
author
Liu, Fung Ming
authoremail
christyliufm@yahoo.com.hk
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director
Pym, Anthony
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2011-09-14T15:24:32Z
2011-09-14T15:24:32Z
2011-06-27
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/37347
T. 1360-2011
Abstract
This research employs a mixed-methods design combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to carry out a thorough investigation into the relationship between the translator’s visibility and their job-related happiness. In the quantitative phase, analysis is based on 193 Chinese translators in the greater China region, which comprises Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Macao. This study has found that, in our sample, visibility is rewarding in terms of social exchanges and learning experience, but not in terms of pay and prestige. Further, we have confirmed that the more visible translators are happier.
In the qualitative phase, three case studies explore the relationship between the translator’s visibility and their job-related happiness. We have found that visibility not only nurtures the translator but also benefits the client, since translators feel that they can better receive their clients’ feedback and that the translators are working in a way that their clients appreciate.
eng
Translation
Translators
Sociology of translators
Bourdieu
War
Capitals analysis
Workplace happiness
Visibility
China
A quantitative and qualitive inquiry into translators'visibility and job-related happiness: the case of greater China
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