Amateur translation in Catalan Sign Language: an alternative for children’s literature adaptation?
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This paper analyses the results of a reception study with questionnaires, the objective of which was to compare the acceptance of professional and non-professional translations in Catalan sign language by end-users. Four volunteers from different profiles (native speakers and translation students) were asked to record their translation of two children’s stories. Afterwards, we designed a questionnaire showing two videos (one signed by a professional translation and the other by an amateur one) and asked the respondents to rate eight categories on a Likert scale. Altogether, 29 people answered the questionnaire, which showed that amateur translations can be at the same level as the professional ones, as long as the translator has a good command of the language.
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