Audiovisual and Literary Translators' Attitudes Toward Proofreading

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Stavovi audiovizualnih i književnih prevoditelja prema lekturi prijevoda
• Author: Marijana Šincek
• Mentor: Kristijan Nikolić (mentor)
• Mentor: Anđel Starčević (komentor)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-05-31, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

The translation process includes every step a translator makes during the creation of a translation, from beginning to work on the source material that is being translated, to finishing the translation into the target language (Hansen, 2003). During the translation process, the cooperation between translators and other agents is important. Before it is published, a translation is corrected through the process of revision. There are two types of revision, self-revision and other-revision, and the latter can be carried out by a translator or by a domain expert who is not a translator. Some broadcasting and publishing houses in Croatia hire proofreaders (lektori), experts in the Croatian language, to check the target text of the translation before it is published. The aim of this research was to explore how translators perceive proofreading, as well as how translators perceive cooperation between translators and proofreaders. A semi-structured interview with audiovisual and literary translators who had experience working with proofreaders was conducted for the purposes of this research. The participants expressed interest in communicating with proofreaders to gain experience for future translations, and learn something new, cooperate to solve doubts and find the best possible translation solutions, as well as get feedback on their translations. The translators said they agreed with the corrections which improve the quality of their translations. However, they did not agree with preferential changes, due to which they need to spend more time correcting the translations. Finally, this research has shown the role of external circumstances in cooperation between translators and proofreaders, as well as some of the issues they encounter in Croatia.

Abstract (croatian)

Prijevodni proces uključuje svaki korak koji prevoditelj napravi za vrijeme izrade prijevoda, od početka rada na izvornom materijalu koji se prevodi do kraja rada na prijevodu na ciljni jezik (Hansen, 2003). Pri tome, suradnja prevoditelja i drugih aktera važan je dio prijevodnog procesa. Prije objave, prijevod se ispravlja i prolazi redakturu. Redakturu prijevoda može obavljti prevoditelj na vlastitom tekstu, a može je raditi i drugi prevoditelji, kao i stručnjak za određeno područje koji nije prevoditelj. U Hrvatskoj neke televizijske i izdavače kuće zapošljavaju lektore, stručnjake za hrvatski jezik, kako bi dodatno pregledali prijevod prije objave. Cilj istraživanja je ispitati kako prevoditelji gledaju na lekturu prijevoda te kako suradnja lektora i prevoditelja izgleda iz perspektive prevoditelja. U sklopu istraživanja proveden je polustrukturirani intervju s književnim i audiovizualnim prevoditeljima koji imaju iskustva suradnje s lektorima. Sudionici istraživanja iskazali su želju za komunikacijom s lektorima da bi stekli iskustvo za buduće prijevode i naučili nešto novo, kao i zbog želje za suradnjom oko rješavanja nedoumica i pronalaženja najboljih prijevodnih rješenja te da bi dobili povratnu informaciju na svoje prijevode. Jednako tako, prevoditelji su izrazili stav da se slažu s ispravcima koji poboljšavaju kvalitetu prijevoda, međutim, ne slažu se s preferencijalnim ispravcima zbog kojih moraju provesti više vremena na ispravljanju prijevoda. Naposljetku, istraživanjem je otkriveno i koja je uloga vanjskih čimbenika u suradnji prevoditelja i lektora, kao i neki od problema s kojima se prevoditelji i lektori susreću u Hrvatskoj.

• Keywords: proofreaders; translators; literary and audiovisual translators; revision; interview
• Keywords (croatian): lektori; prevoditelji; književni i audiovizualni prijevod; redaktura; intervju
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:956492
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Translation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-06-11 13:29:04