Stella Cragie, Ian Higgins, Sándor Hervey

Thinking Italian Translation

A course in translation method: Italian to English

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thinking Italian Translation is an indispensable course for students who want to develop their Italian to English translation skills.

This new edition includes:

up-to-date examples and new source texts from a variety of genres, from journalistic to technical.

a brand new section on professionalism and the translation market

The course is practical, addressing key issues for translators such as cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. At the same time, it clearly defines translation theories.

Thinking Italian Translation is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation. An Tutor's Handbook is available online at https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/instructor_downloads/

Produktdetails

• Thinking Translation
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781138799783
• ISBN-10: 1138799785
• Artikelnr.: 43026409

Autorenporträt

Stella Cragie, a Qualified Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, and former Principal Lecturer in Translation at the University of Westminster, is now a freelance translator. Ian Higgins, who, with the late Sándor Hervey, originated the Thinking Translation series, is Honorary Senior lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews. Patrizia Gambarotta is Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Mumbai.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1 Preliminaries to translation as a process; 2 Preliminaries to translation as a product; 3 Cultural transposition; Compensation; 4 The formal properties of texts: Phonic/graphic and prosodic issues in translation; 5 The formal properties of texts: Grammatical and sentential issues in translation; 6 The formal properties of texts: Discourse and intertextual issues in translation; 7 Literal meaning and translation issues; Connotative meaning and translation issues; 8 Language variety: Translation issues in register, sociolect and dialect; 9 Textual genre and translation issues; 10 Scientific and technical translation; 11 Official, legal and business translation; 12 Translating consumer-oriented texts; 13 Revising and editing TTs; 14 Three specimen practicals; 15 Working as a translator; 16 Technical resources; 17 Professionalism and quality standards; 18 Summary and conclusion

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1. Preliminaries to translation as a process 2. Preliminaries to
translation as product 3. Cultural transposition 4. Compensation 5. The
formal properties of texts: Phonic/graphic and prosodic issues in
translation 6. The formal properties of texts: Grammatical and sentential
issues in translation 7. The formal properties of texts: Discourse and
intertextual issues in translation 8. Literal meaning and translation
issues 9. Connotative meaning and translation issues 10. Language variety:
Translation issues in register, sociolect and dialect 11. Textual genre and
translation issues 12. Scientific and technological translation 13.
Official, legal and business translation 14. Translating consumer-oriented
texts 15. Revising and editing TTs 16. Contrastive topic and practical:
Nominalization 17. Contrastive topic and practical: Determiners 18.
Contrastive topic and practical: Adverbials 19. Contrastive topic and
practical: Condition and future in the past 20. Summary and conclusion.
Postscript: A career in translation? Glossary Bibliography Index