In search of a fair MTPE pricing model: LSPs' reflections and the implications for translators.
Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) has become an important part of the commercial translation business. As such, MTPE pricing models are under-studied yet vital elements in determining the professional value of translators as workers. This focus-group study investigates the discourse of eight L...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives: Studies in Translatology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 460 - 477 |
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