TY - BOOK AU - Gouadec,Daniel TI - Translation as a profession T2 - Benjamins translation library. EST subseries, SN - 9789027292513 (electronic bk.) AV - P306 .G685 2007eb U1 - 418/.02023 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. KW - Translating and interpreting KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Translating & Interpreting KW - bisacsh KW - Vertalen KW - gtt KW - Vertalers KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Translation as a Profession; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Translation; An overview; Categories of translation; The translation process from A to Z; The translating profession; The translating profession; Becoming a translator; Should I or shouldn't I?; The die is cast!; Here we go!; Being a translator; Of time and money; Living in a crowd; Professional ethics; Certification; Recognition; Evolutions and revolutions; From P & P to WS & ATT; From manual to automatic; From craft to industry; From the village to the globe; Training translators N2 - Translation as a profession provides an in-depth analysis of the translating profession and the translation industry. The book starts with a presentation of the diversity of translations and an overview of the translation-localisation process. The second section describes the translation profession and the translators' markets. The third section considers the process of 'becoming' a translator, from the moment people find out whether they have the required qualities to the moment when they set up shop or find a job, with special emphasis on how to find and hold on to clients, avoiding basic mi UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&an=229988 ER -