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Q&A Can one be a co-translator of a book, if he does not know the language that the book is translated into?

Your student worker sounds like a valuable assistant. But he is not a translator. Even if he were doing actual translation work, a co-translator indicates someone doing work at the same level tha...

posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:38:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:38:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Your student worker sounds like a valuable assistant. But he is not a translator.

Even if he were doing actual translation work, a co-translator indicates someone doing work at the same level that you are, or close. And he's not.

If you want to acknowledge his contribution to your manuscript, by all means give him credit within the book. This can be immediately after your name:

> Translated by Zuriel, with assistance from Student Worker.

Or he could be featured prominently in the acknowledgments. Or something in-between, like on the title page but not in the same line as your credit.

Your publisher may or may not want a say in this. But ultimately, what credit you give this worker is between you and him. Honor him if you wish (and if you call him a co-translator, no one is going to question you, if that's the title you really want to use) but don't feel compelled to give him more credit than he's earned.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-04T14:44:44Z (over 5 years ago)
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