Resistance and accommodation: factors for the (non-) adoption of machine translation among professional translators

Cadwell, Patrick; O’Brien, Sharon; Teixeira, Carlos S. C.

doi:10.1080/0907676x.2017.1337210

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“…Most previous work on attitudes to MT concentrates on translators' perspectives (e.g., Cadwell et al, 2017;Guerberof, 2013;Läubli & Orrego-Carmona, 2017;Moorkens & O'Brien, 2015;Moorkens, Toral, Castilho, & Way, 2018;Rossi & Chevrot, 2019). Some previous studies report translators' views on MT and MT post-editing to be predominantly negative, especially among more experienced professionals (see Läubli & Orrego-Carmona, 2017;Moorkens & O'Brien, 2015).…”

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“…Regarding the motivations behind translators' positioning, insecurity or 'fear of MT' can be inversely related to MT's acceptance (Rossi & Chevrot, 2019). The fact that MT is not suitable for certain text types is also a frequent reason why the technology may be avoided (Cadwell et al, 2017).…”

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“…Importantly, this places emphasis on the practices that surround MT use rather than on MT itself as a focus of discussion, a standpoint that serves as backdrop for the work presented here. In addition, although freelance work is the norm in the language industry, previous qualitative work on perceptions of MT often covers contexts where translators work in salaried positions (Cadwell, Castilho, O'Brien, & Mitchell, 2016;Cadwell et al, 2017;Rossi & Chevrot, 2019). Contrasting different perspectives while also representing the position of freelance workers is therefore a broader desideratum in MT research that this article helps to address.…”

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“…Their perceptions of MT can provide answers to how problematic aspects of MT's uptake, including how it affects the translating process, deadlines and costs, can be identified and addressed. Research in this area has consequently paid great attention to translators' views on MT use (e.g., Cadwell, O'Brien, & Teixeira, 2017;Guerberof, 2013;Läubli & Orrego-Carmona, 2017). There have also been discussions of broader aspects of how technology affects the translation market and how it should be approached by translation research (Moorkens, 2017;Olohan, 2017).…”

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Translating perceptions and managing expectations: an analysis of management and production perspectives on machine translation

Vieira

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2019

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The use of machine translation (MT) in professional translation tasks can change not only how translators work, but also how projects are managed and the expectations they entail across translation supply chains. Previous research has looked extensively into translators' attitudes to MT but has often ignored important aspects of how translators' views interact with those of other language industry stakeholders. This article presents a contrastive analysis of attitudes to MT which covers management and production perspectives. The discussion draws on semi-structured interviews which were thematically coded and qualitatively examined. The study shows how MT adds uncertainty to translation production networks. It argues that the challenges posed by MT are exacerbated by how the current makeup of the language industry restricts translators' field of influence to texts while possibly alienating them from wider aspects of business strategy. The article makes two suggestions. First, it calls for increased translator involvement in the management aspects of service provision. Second, it emphasises the need for a deeper discussion of MT which, rather than framing the technology itself as a potential 'threat', addresses broader societal issues involving misguided perceptions and mismatched expectations. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…However, previous research on translators' attitude to automation focuses predominantly on how technology affects translation processes and products (e.g. Cadwell, O'Brien, and Teixeira 2018), with little emphasis on how translators perceive the economic reverberations of technology. It has been suggested that business practices may be a more critical issue for translators than technology itself (LeBlanc 2017), but translators' discourse on the connections between MT and its market and economic effects has to date received little attention.…”

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Automation anxiety and translators

Vieira

2018

Translation Studies

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Translation is currently described as a profession under pressure from automation, falling prices and globalized competition. Translators' stance on machine translation (MT) is famously negative, but the economic dimension of this positioning is scarcely researched and often unclear. This article provides an analysis of translators' blog and forum postings contextualized within general trends in employment, the economy and work automation. The analysis concentrates on MT and pay. Two key findings are reported. First, MT was found to be a secondary issue in translators' comments on pay; most grievances were based on business practices themselves. Second, most criticisms of MT were rooted not in fears of being outperformed by MT systems, but rather in the technology's limitations and market consequences. This article calls for a broadening of translators' role across areas of specialization and argues that, in the debate on translation's future, MT cannot be decoupled from its economic effects.

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The Value of Translation in the Era of Automation: An Examination of Threats

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2020

When Translation Goes Digital

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Resistance and accommodation: factors for the (non-) adoption of machine translation among professional translators

Cited by 76 publications

References 11 publications

Translating perceptions and managing expectations: an analysis of management and production perspectives on machine translation

Translating perceptions and managing expectations: an analysis of management and production perspectives on machine translation

Automation anxiety and translators

The Value of Translation in the Era of Automation: An Examination of Threats

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