Category Archives: Translation

Translation: An Advanced Resource Book (Routledge Applied Linguistics) (Paperback)

Translation: An Advanced Resource Book (Routledge Applied Linguistics)

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‘To complement and enrich this truly innovative advanced resource book, there is a very useful website where students can browse in search of further text samples, translations, and updated information on developments and events pertaining to the discipline of Translation Studies.’ – The Linguist List

Translation: examines the theory and practice of translation from a variety of linguistic and cultural angles, including semantics, functional linguistics, corpus and cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis, gender studies and postcolonialism draws on a wide range of languages, including French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Arabic explores material from a variety of sources, such as the Internet, advertisements, religious texts, literary and technical texts gathers together influential readings from the key names in the discipline, including James S. Holmes, George Steiner, Vinay and Darbelnet, Eugene Nida, Werner Koller and (more…)

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Translation Studies (Kindle Edition)

Translation Studies

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‘An excellent introduction to the discipline of Translation Studies. The notes and select bibliography will be of great value to those interested in further study.’ |I English Studies

How far linguistic and cultural phenomena are translatable, and the meaning of ‘equivalence’ are examined in this revised edition of the bestselling text by one of the leading names in the field of Translation Studies.

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A Practical Guide for Translators (Topics in Translation) (Paperback)

A Practical Guide for Translators (Topics in Translation)

This is the fourth revised edtion of “A Practical Guide for Translators”. It looks at the profession of translator on the basis of developments in the late 20th/early 21st centuries and encourages both practitioners and buyers of translation services to view translation as a highly-qualified, skilled profession and not just a cost-led word mill.

About the Author

Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown is a technical translator and business adviser with considerable experience. He has lectured extensively on the practical and technical aspects of translation, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is known internationally and has given many papers to national and international conferences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting and a Member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators. As part of his continuous personal development he completed an MBA in 2001 in Strategic Management, Int (more…)

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