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Author:   Brian Mossop ,  Kelly Washbourne ,  Carlos Teixeira
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781138895164

ISBN 10:   1138895164
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction for All Readers Introduction for Instructors 1. Why Editing and Revising are Necessary 2. The Work of an Editor 3. Copyediting 4. Stylistic Editing 5. Structural Editing 6. Content Editing 7. Trans-editing by Jungmin Hong 8. Checking for Consistency 9. Computer Aids to Checking 10. The Work of a Reviser 11. The Revision Parameters 12. Degrees of Revision 13. Revision Procedure 14. Self-Revision 15. Revising the Work of Others 16. Revising Computer-Mediated Translations by Carlos Teixeira Appendix 1. Summary Appendix 2. Quality Assessment Appendix 3. Quantitative Grading Scheme Appendix 4. Sample Revision Appendix 5. Revising and Editing Vocabulary Appendix 6. Empirical research on revision Readings Index

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It breaks down and explains editing and revising practices in a simple way ... making the text an easy and pleasant read. Teachers, both in academic and non-academic contexts, will avail themselves of the easy-to-follow categorization of the contents of the book, in the event that they want to design a course or module on editing and revising. Michail Sachinis, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer 4:2, 2010. An extremely worthwhile read and reference source for anyone involved in the processes of editing and/or revising Sue Lilley, City University and London Metropolitan University, in Journal of Specialised Translation 25, 2016

It breaks down and explains editing and revising practices in a simple way ... making the text an easy and pleasant read. Teachers, both in academic and non-academic contexts, will avail themselves of the easy-to-follow categorization of the contents of the book, in the event that they want to design a course or module on editing and revising. Michail Sachinis, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer 4:2, 2010. An extremely worthwhile read and reference source for anyone involved in the processes of editing and/or revising. Sue Lilley, City University and London Metropolitan University, in Journal of Specialised Translation 25, 2016

Author Information

Brian Mossop was a French-to-English translator, reviser and trainer at the Canadian Government’s Translation Bureau from 1974 to 2014. He continues to lead workshops and webinars on revision in Canada and abroad. Since 1980, he has also been a part-time instructor at the York University School of Translation in Toronto, teaching revision, scientific translation, translation theory and translation into the second language.

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