Job Title:
Translators, interpreters and other linguists
Job Description:
Translators, interpreters and other linguists translate or interpret from one language into another and study the origin, development and structure of languages.
Tasks:
Tasks include:
studying relationships between ancient parent languages and modern language groups, tracing the origin and evolution of words, grammar and language forms, and presenting findings
advising on or preparing language classification systems, grammars, dictionaries and similar materials
translating from one language into another and ensuring that the correct meaning of the original is retained, that legal, technical or scientific works are correctly rendered, and that the phraseology and terminology of the spirit and style of literary works are conveyed as far as possible
developing methods for the use of computers and other instruments to improve productivity and quality of translation
interpreting from a spoken or a signed language into another spoken or signed language in particular at conferences, meetings and similar occasions, and ensuring that the correct meaning and, as far as possible, the spirit of the original are transmitted
revising and correcting translated material.
Specific Occupations:
26431
Etymologist/ Philologist (any specialism)
26432
Translator
26433
Interpreter
26434
Linguist / Phonologist
26435
Lexicographer / Lexicologist/ Graphologist / Morphologist
26436
Semasiologist
26437
Subtitler
26438
Writer, dictionary
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Source Of Info:
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, PSCO-2130
