@article{ART003281336},
author={Chun Hyunju},
title={Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2025},
volume={26},
number={4},
pages={259-286},
doi={10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chun Hyunju
TI - Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 26
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 259
EP - 286
SN - 1229-795X
AB - The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has transformed translation practices, yet existing studies tend to emphasize technical aspects of prompt engineering while overlooking its linguistic and interpretive nature. This study proposes the ‘prompt linguist’ as a new professional role capable of designing, governing, and evaluating AI-generated texts from a translation studies perspective. Prompting is reconceptualized as a form of text design involving skopos decisions, genre and style control, cultural mediation, and iterative refinement. A five-part competency model (C1 - C5) is presented to define the expertise required for such work. The findings underscore that AI cannot autonomously manage cultural nuance or discourse coherence, reaffirming the centrality of human linguistic judgment. As a conceptual model, the study calls for future empirical validation through real-world prompt design and evaluation.
KW - Translation studies;GenAI;Prompt linguist;Prompt engineering;Competency model
DO - 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
ER -
Chun Hyunju. (2025). Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(4), 259-286.
Chun Hyunju. 2025, "Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.26, no.4 pp.259-286. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju "Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept" The Journal of Translation Studies 26.4 pp.259-286 (2025) : 259.
Chun Hyunju. Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept. 2025; 26(4), 259-286. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju. "Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.4 (2025) : 259-286.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju. Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept. The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(4), 259-286. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju. Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2025; 26(4) 259-286. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju. Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept. 2025; 26(4), 259-286. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
Chun Hyunju. "Reconstructing translation studies in the era of Generative AI: Exploring the necessity and roles of the ‘prompt linguist’ profession concept" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.4 (2025) : 259-286.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.4.009
