Exploring Translation Theories

Exploring Translation Theories
Title Exploring Translation Theories PDF eBook
Author Anthony Pym
Publisher Routledge
Total Pages 192
Release 2017-11-27
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1317934318

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Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the core contemporary paradigms of Western translation theory. The book covers theories of equivalence, purpose, description, uncertainty, localization, and cultural translation. This second edition adds coverage on new translation technologies, volunteer translators, non-lineal logic, mediation, Asian languages, and research on translators’ cognitive processes. Readers are encouraged to explore the various theories and consider their strengths, weaknesses, and implications for translation practice. The book concludes with a survey of the way translation is used as a model in postmodern cultural studies and sociologies, extending its scope beyond traditional Western notions. Features in each chapter include: An introduction outlining the main points, key concepts and illustrative examples. Examples drawn from a range of languages, although knowledge of no language other than English is assumed. Discussion points and suggested classroom activities. A chapter summary. This comprehensive and engaging book is ideal both for self-study and as a textbook for Translation theory courses within Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Applied Linguistics.

Exploring Translation Theories

Exploring Translation Theories
Title Exploring Translation Theories PDF eBook
Author Anthony Pym
Publisher Routledge
Total Pages 317
Release 2009-09-21
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1135264260

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This highly engaging book presents a comprehensive analysis of the key traditional and contemporary paradigms of translation theory. With examples from a range of languages and a wealth of tasks and activities, it is ideal for students at home and in class.

Exploring Translation Theories

Exploring Translation Theories
Title Exploring Translation Theories PDF eBook
Author Anthony Pym
Publisher Routledge
Total Pages 178
Release 2017-11-27
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 131793430X

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Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the core contemporary paradigms of Western translation theory. The book covers theories of equivalence, purpose, description, uncertainty, localization, and cultural translation. This second edition adds coverage on new translation technologies, volunteer translators, non-lineal logic, mediation, Asian languages, and research on translators’ cognitive processes. Readers are encouraged to explore the various theories and consider their strengths, weaknesses, and implications for translation practice. The book concludes with a survey of the way translation is used as a model in postmodern cultural studies and sociologies, extending its scope beyond traditional Western notions. Features in each chapter include: An introduction outlining the main points, key concepts and illustrative examples. Examples drawn from a range of languages, although knowledge of no language other than English is assumed. Discussion points and suggested classroom activities. A chapter summary. This comprehensive and engaging book is ideal both for self-study and as a textbook for Translation theory courses within Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Applied Linguistics.

Translation and Practice Theory

Translation and Practice Theory
Title Translation and Practice Theory PDF eBook
Author Maeve Olohan
Publisher Routledge
Total Pages 252
Release 2020-10-13
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1315514753

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Translation and Practice Theory is a timely and theoretically innovative study linking professional practice and translation theory, showing the usefulness of a practice-theoretical approach in addressing some of the challenges that the professional world of translation is currently facing, including, for example, the increasing deployment of machine translation. Focusing on the key aspects of translation practices, Olohan provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of how those practices are performed, as translators interact with people, technologies and other material resources in the translation workplace. The practice-theoretical perspective helps to describe and explain the socio-material complexities of present-day commercial translation practice but also offers a productive approach for studies of translation and interpreting practices in other settings and periods. This first book-length exploration of translation through the lens of practice theory is key reading for advanced students and researchers of Translation Theory. It will also be of interest in the area of professional communication within Communication Studies and Applied Linguistics.

Theories of Translation

Theories of Translation
Title Theories of Translation PDF eBook
Author J. Williams
Publisher Springer
Total Pages 186
Release 2013-04-23
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1137319380

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Presents the most important theories in Translation Studies that have emerged over the last 50 years. Particularly innovative is the inclusion of theories from outside North America and Europe, theoretical perspectives on recent technological developments and a consideration of the nature of theory in the field.

Translating as a Purposeful Activity

Translating as a Purposeful Activity
Title Translating as a Purposeful Activity PDF eBook
Author Christiane Nord
Publisher Routledge
Total Pages 152
Release 2014-04-08
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1317642368

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German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of action (Handlungstheorie) and the related theory of translation's goal or purpose (Skopstheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist: they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a new communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership. As one of the leading figures in this field, Christiane Nord gives the first full survey of functionalist approaches in English. She explains the complexities of the theories and their terms, using simple language with numerous examples. The book includes an overview of how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas, and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting and ethics. The survey concludes with a concise review of the criticisms that have been made of the theories, together with perspectives for the future development of functionalist approaches.

Literary Translator Studies

Literary Translator Studies
Title Literary Translator Studies PDF eBook
Author Klaus Kaindl
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages 323
Release 2021-04-15
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027260273

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This volume extends and deepens our understanding of Translator Studies by charting new territory in terms of theory, methods and concepts. The focus is on literary translators, their roles, identities, and personalities. The book introduces pertinent translator-centered approaches in four sections: historical-biographical studies, social-scientific and process-oriented methods, and approaches that use paratexts or translations to study literary translators. Drawing on a variety of concepts, such as identity, role, self, posture, habitus, and voice, the various chapters showcase forgotten literary translators and shed new light on some well-known figures; they examine literary translators not as functioning units but as human beings in their uniqueness. Literary Translator Studies as a subdiscipline of Translation Studies demonstrates how exploring the cultural, social, psychological, and cognitive facets of translatorial subjects contributes to a holistic understanding of translation.