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The Sociological Turn in Translation and Interpreting StudiesEdited by Claudia V. Angelelli
[Translation and Interpreting Studies 7:2] 2012
► pp. 212–233
Edited by Claudia V. Angelelli
[Translation and Interpreting Studies 7:2] 2012
► pp. 212–233
Translators in international organizations
A special breed of high-status professionals? Danish EU translators as a case in point
This article focuses on the occupational status of translators in international organizations. It reports on an empirical study on the job status of Danish staff translators working in the European Union as compared to that of Danish staff translators working in the national market. The study is based on data from questionnaires completed by 63 EU translators and 113 national-market translators, i.e., a total of 176 respondents. The translators’ perceptions of their occupational status were studied and compared through their responses to questions revolving around four parameters of occupational prestige: (1) remuneration, (2) education and expertise, (3) power and influence, and (4) visibility. Based on the literature, we hypothesized that the EU translators would enjoy a higher status than the national-market translators — a hypothesis which the study failed to confirm. In the article, the analyses and findings of the study are discussed, along with the possible reasons for the lack of alignment between the hypothesis and the results.
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