Is User-generated Content Translation a Potential Threat to Professional Translators?

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.065How to use a DOI?

Keywords

user-generated content translation; professional translation; professional translators; comparison; contrast; threat

Abstract

This paper introduces user-generated translation and examines the reasons for its emergence including the advent of new media technology, a new crowdsourcing business model for translating the user-generated content, and professional translators’ lack of sufficient knowledge of the online culture. Meanwhile, professional translators all over the world have been expressing their concerns on the ethical problems and the translation quality resulting from the new business model, which may negatively impact the already-suffering industry. Therefore, this study will also compare and contrast the user-generated translation and professional translation to determine whether the former poses a threat to the latter.

Copyright

© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ying Wang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/18
TI  - Is User-generated Content Translation a Potential Threat to Professional Translators?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Creative Industry and Knowledge Economy (CIKE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 351
EP  - 354
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.065
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.065
ID  - Wang2022
ER  -