Non-sexist Language and Interpreting

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This questionnaire is designed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practices of professional interpreters regarding the use of non-sexist language during interpretation. It is estimated to take no more than 10 minutes to complete it.

All data will be treated and anonymized confidentially and will be used exclusively for research purposes. We are very grateful for your cooperation.

1. What is your age group? Please select the appropriate range.

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

2. Please select your gender. *

Female

Male

Non-binary

Other:

Required

3. In which country do you reside? *

4. Are you currently working as an interpreter?

Yes

No, but I have in the past.

5. Are you (or have you been) working mainly as an in-house interpreter or a freelance interpreter?

In-house interpreter

Freelance interpreter

6. In which country do you usually work? *

7. How many years of experience do you have as an interpreter? Please select the appropriate range.

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

Over 20 years

8. Are you accredited as an interpreter by an institution or interpreters’ association?

Yes

8.1. If yes, please specify the accreditation body:

EU (European Union)

UN (United Nations)

AIIC (International Association of Conference Interpreters)

National Interpreters Association

9. Which market do you primarily work for? (if "other", please specify)

Institutional Market (EU)

Institutional Market (UN)

Private Market

Other:

10. Please specify your language combination (A,B,C)

10.1. A language (s):

10.2. B language(s):

10.3. C language(s):

11. In which areas do you specialise in as a interpreter? (If "other", please specify)

Science and technology

Government and Diplomacy

Business

Culture

Social Sciences

Legal and judicial

Health

Other:

Required

12. Do you interpret from natural gender or genderless languages (such as English, Danish, Swedish, Estoninan, Finish and Hungarian) into grammatical gender languages (such as German, Arabic, Romance languages or Slavic languages)?

Yes

12.1. If you have answered yes to the above question, do you think that this language difference regarding gender makes interpreting more difficult?

Not really

Quite often

Occasionally

Rarely

Only a few times but important ones

Only recently

Never

Clear selection

12.2. What is your strategy to handle gender specification differences between the original and target language in those occasions?

I use the gender I guess would suit best to the occasion

I’d like to use a gender-neutral form but it is not easy, so I rarely do it

I do my best to use a gender-neutral form and usually I manage to do so

I do my best to use a gender-neutral form but it is not easy

I always use a gender-neutral form if in doubt of the gender

I use the masculine term, as it can be considered generic

I use the feminine term, to bring women to the fore

I had never thought about that before

I never interpret from natural gender or genderless languages into grammatical gender languages

Clear selection

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