Overview

This book represents an approach which is intended to give readers a general insight into what translators really do and to explain the concepts and tools of the trade, bearing in mind that translation cannot be reduced to simple principles that can easily be separated from each other and thus be handled in isolation. On the whole, the book is more process- than product-centred. Translation is seen as an activity with an intentional and a social dimension establishing links between a source-language community and a target-language community and therefore requiring a specific kind of communicative behavior based on the question Who translates what, for whom and why? To the extent that the underlying principles, assumptions, and conclusions are convincing to the reader, the practical implications of the book, last but not least in translation teaching, are obvious.

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Author:   Wolfram Wilss (Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken)
Publisher:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Imprint:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Volume:   15
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781556196966

ISBN 10:   1556196962
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   01 April 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface and acknowledgments; 2. Chapter I: Translations studies - Scope and challenges; 3. Chapter II: theoretical and empirical aspects of translation studies; 4. Chapter III: Translation as knowledge:based activity; 5. Chapter IV: Context, culture, compensation. Three basic orientations in translation; 6. Chapter V: Translation as meaning:based information processing; 7. Chapter VI: The translation process and translation procedures; 8. Chapter VII: The role of the translator in the translation process; 9. Chapter VIII: Discourse linguistics and translation; 10. Chapter XI: Translation as decision:making and choice; 11. Chapter X: Translation teaching. A practice:oriented approach; 12. Chapter XI: Human translation and machine translation. A comparison; 13. Bibliography; 14. Author index; 15. Subject index

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