Multilingual translation issues in qualitative research:: Reflections on a metaphorical process
Multilingual translation issues in qualitative research:: Reflections on a metaphorical process
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732307299258
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发表时间：
2007-04-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Schotsmans, Paul
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作者：
Larkin, Philip J.;de Casterle, Bernadette Dierckx;Schotsmans, Paul
对测量工具的翻译和验证的关注在如何构建多语言定性工具（例如访谈）的讨论中留下了空白。传统的正向和反向翻译方法因概念等价性较弱而受到批评，而这在使用多语言访谈方法时是一个关键问题。通过编织的创造性艺术隐喻，作者描述了用于制定访谈指南的多中心翻译的替代过程，该访谈指南旨在探讨过渡对六个欧洲国家姑息治疗患者的影响。四个确定的核心结构阐明了这个多中心过程：凝聚力、一致性、清晰度和礼貌。研究人员和译者之间的互惠为构建细微差别和意义提供了更大的可能性，特别是在文化参数影响弱势群体敏感数据的收集和意义的情况下。因此，译者成为研究过程中的合作者，这加强了基于语言的探究的严谨性。
Focus on the translation and validation of measurement instruments has left a gap in the discussion on how to construct multilingual qualitative tools, such as interviews. Traditional methods of forward and backward translation have been criticized for weak conceptual equivalence, a crucial issue when multiple language interview methods are used. Through a creative arts metaphor of weaving, the authors describe an alternative process of multicentric translation used in the development of an interview guide designed to explore the impact of transition on palliative care patients in six European countries. Four identified core constructs illuminate this multicentric process: Cohesion, Congruence, Clarity, and Courtesy. Mutual reciprocity between researcher and translator offers greater possibility for construction of nuance and meaning, particularly where cultural parameters influence the collection and meaning of sensitive data from vulnerable populations. The translator therefore becomes a collaborator in the research process, which strengthens the rigor of language-based inquiry.