{"id":2634,"date":"2014-06-12T18:38:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traductionquebec.com\/non-classifiee\/is-translation-like-music-art-or-science\/"},"modified":"2014-06-12T18:38:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:38:58","slug":"is-translation-like-music-art-or-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traductionquebec.com\/en\/field-of-translation-en\/is-translation-like-music-art-or-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Is translation like music, art or science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #404040;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">People often ask me if translation is music or science. The reality is, it\u2019s a combination of both. A good parallel for the translation profession is the music industry, which has been revolutionized by technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #404040;\">See this video from Smartling , \u201cWhy Translation Is Like Music,\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrxX_JkIpIA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There is definitely an art to creating the perfect version of a sentiment in another language. It takes human creativity and talent. However, translators also perform many tasks that are of a more scientific nature, especially when they use translation technology.<\/p>\n<p>A great deal of confusion exists about translation technology. People often think that that \u201ctranslation technology\u201d refers only to computer-generated translation , such as Google Translate. In reality, translation technology encompasses much more than that.<\/p>\n<p>Various types of technology for translation have been around for nearly as long as\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Read more | <a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #777777;\" title=\"Why translation is like music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/nataly-kelly\/why-translation-is-like-m_b_5390090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">huffingtonpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit | <a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #777777;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ingmarvisser\/1160819505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccello\u201d<\/a> by <a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #777777;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ingmarvisser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingmar Visser<\/a> on Flickr<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often ask me if translation is music or science. 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