Approaches to translation
Title | Approaches to translation PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Newmark |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Translating as a Purposeful Activity
Title | Translating as a Purposeful Activity PDF eBook |
Author | Christiane Nord |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2014-04-08 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1317642368 |
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.
New Approaches in Translation Process Research
Title | New Approaches in Translation Process Research PDF eBook |
Author | Susanne Göpferich |
Publisher | Samfundslitteratur |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2010-03-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9788759314777 |
The Copenhagen Studies in Language Series includes studies of language for general purposes and also language for special purposes (LSP). It covers grammar, semantics, pragmatics, text linguistics and translation, both from theoretical and applied perspectives. It is editorial policy to bring out the journal in the form of a series of thematic volumes. Although produced from the Copenhagen Business School, the journal welcomes contributions from linguists based at other institutions either in Denmark or the wider world. This volume brings together five papers presented at the 1st International Research Workshop "Methodology in Translation Process Research" held from April 6 to 8, 2009, at the University of Graz, Austria. The first three articles provide insights into the methods employed in the TransComp project at the University of Graz and discuss some of the findings this longitudinal study has yielded so far. The fourth presents results from another longitudinal study, the CTP project ("Capturing Translation Processes"), conducted at Zurich University of Applied Sciences. The collection concludes with a contribution which bridges methodology in translation and interpreting process research.
An Approach to Translation Criticism
Title | An Approach to Translation Criticism PDF eBook |
Author | Lance Hewson |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027224439 |
Lance Hewson's book on translation criticism sets out to examine ways in which a literary text may be explored as a translation, not primarily to judge it, but to understand where the text stands in relation to its original by examining the interpretative potential that results from the translational choices that have been made. After considering theoretical aspects of translation criticism, Hewson sets out a method of analysing originals and their translations on three different levels. Tools are provided to describe translational choices and their potential effects, and applied to two corpora: Flaubert's Madame Bovary and six of the English translations, and Austen's Emma, with three of the French translations. The results of the analyses are used to construct a hypothesis about each translation, which is classified according to two scales of measurement, one distinguishing between "just" and "false" interpretations, and the other between "divergent similarity", "relative divergence", "radical divergence" and "adaptation".
Translation in Systems
Title | Translation in Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Theo Hermans |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2019-06-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1000012069 |
A critically acclaimed foundational text, Translation in Systems offers a comprehensive guide to the descriptive and systemic approaches which have shaped translation studies. Theo Hermans considers translation norms, equivalence, polysystems and social systems, covering a wide range of theorists in his discussion of the principles of translation studies. Reissued with a new foreword by Kathryn Batchelor, which updates the text for a new generation of readers, Translation in Systems endures partly on account of Hermans’s vivid and articulate writing style. The book covers the fundamental problems of translation norms, equivalence, polysystems and social systems, encompassing not only the work of Levý, Holmes, Even-Zohar, Toury, Lefevere, Lambert, Bassnett, D'hulst and others, but also giving special attention to contributions derived from Pierre Bourdieu and Niklas Luhmann. Hermans explains how contemporary descriptive approaches came about, what the basic ideas were, how those ideas have evolved over time, and offers a critique of these approaches. With practical questions of how to investigate translation (including problems of definition, description and assessment of readerships), this is essential reading for graduate students and researchers in translation studies and related areas.
Functional Approaches to Culture and Translation
Title | Functional Approaches to Culture and Translation PDF eBook |
Author | Dirk Delabastita |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2006-10-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027293228 |
This volume contains a generous selection of articles on translation by Professor José Lambert (K.U. Leuven). It traces the intellectual itinerary of their author, who started out as a French and Comparative Literature scholar some four decades ago trying to get a better grip on the problem of inter-literary contacts, and who soon became a key figure in the emergent discipline of Translation Studies, where he is widely known as an indefatigable promoter of descriptively oriented research. This collection shows how José Lambert has never stopped asking new questions about the crucial but often hidden role of language and translation in the world of today. It includes some of the author’s classic papers as well as a few lesser known ones that deserve wider circulation. The editors’ introduction and the bibliography complete this thought-provoking survey of the career of one of the most creative researchers in the field.
Translation Studies
Title | Translation Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Snell-Hornby |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 1988-01-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027220565 |
"Translation Studies" presents an integrated concept based on the theory and practice of translation. The author adapts linguistic approaches and methods in such a way that they may be usefully employed in the theory, practice, and analysis of literary translation. The author develops a more cultural approach through text analysis and cross-cultural communication studies. The book is a contribution to the development of translation studies as a discipline in its own right.