The Profile of translators of specialized texts in Brazil

perspectives, problems and expectations

Authors

  • Wisley do Carmo Vilela UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO - UFRJ
  • Janine Pimentel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v33i0p70-97

Keywords:

specialized translation, translation market, profile of translators in Brazil

Abstract

Translations of texts with technical and specialized contents are more and more part of everyday lives of Brazilian people. However, translators are rarely visible, despite the wide spread production of that kind of translated materials. This paper aims at presenting and analyzing data collected from a survey about the profile of translators working in the Brazilian market of specialized translation. There are similar studies about other translation markets, such as the pioneer study of Venuti (1995) that depicts the invisibility of the translator of literary texts in North America, but few studies focus on the Brazilian market and even less on the market of specialized translation. The research presented here discusses results obtained about the perceptions that professional translators have of themselves as well as of the current working conditions in that market segment.

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Author Biographies

  • Wisley do Carmo Vilela, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO - UFRJ

    Wisley do Carmo Vilela é mestrando do Programa Interdisciplinar de Linguística Aplicada da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

  • Janine Pimentel

    Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Letras Anglo-Germânicas e do Programa Interdisciplinar de Linguística Aplicada da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Published

2019-05-28

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How to Cite

Vilela, W. do C., & Pimentel, J. (2019). The Profile of translators of specialized texts in Brazil: perspectives, problems and expectations. TradTerm, 33, 70-97. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v33i0p70-97