vertaalpraktijken

Vertaalspraktijken refers to the methods, conventions, and routines translators use when rendering texts from one language into another. The term covers practical decisions about approach, strategy, and audience, as well as the processes that shape meaning, style, and reliability in translation.

Core aspects include translation strategies (literal versus liberal translation), localization and adaptation, and terminology management. Translators also decide how to handle cultural references, humor, and registers, and how to preserve or adjust tone for the target readership. Ethical considerations, such as fidelity to the source, confidentiality, and transparency, are integral to professional practice.

Vertaalspraktijken are applied across many fields, including literature, journalism, law, medicine, software, and multimedia. Quality assurance typically involves revision and proofreading, with client feedback and, increasingly, post-editing of machine translation. International standards for providers, such as ISO 17100 and related guidelines, inform professional practice.

Technology influences current vertaalspraktijken through computer-assisted translation tools, translation memories, terminology databases, and MT workflows. Data security and client confidentiality are important considerations in modern practice.

In scholarly contexts, vertaalspraktijken are examined to understand how context, culture, and power shape translation choices, and to assess how new technologies affect translator roles and workflows.