Abstracts
Abstract
Little is known about a translator’s day. I therefore undertook to videotape a professional translator’s work for approximately 5 weeks. The tapes were then analyzed both at a macroscopic and a microscopic level. The first analysis produced information about general characteristics of his work whereas the second tried to uncover things such as strategies used in problem solving. This article is the summary of a Master’s Thesis defended in 1999 at Glendon College, York University.
Keywords/Mots-clés:
- translator’s day,
- problem-solving,
- strategies,
- translation process
Résumé
Nous disposons de peu de renseignements au sujet de la journée de travail régulière d’un traducteur. Pour combler cette lacune, le travail d’un traducteur a été filmé pendant environ 5 semaines. Les enregistrements ont ensuite été analysés sur les plans macroscopique et microscopique. La première analyse a révélé des données d’ordre général alors que la deuxième tentait, entre autres, de mettre en lumière les stratégies utilisées dans le cadre de son travail. Cet article est le résumé d’une maîtrise en traduction soutenue en 1999 au Collège Glendon de l’University York.
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