Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Thinking French Translation (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of this popular course in translation from French into English offers a challenging practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are considered including:
*cultural differences
*register and dialect
*genre
*revision and editing.
The course now covers texts from a wide range of sources, including:
*journalism and literature
*commercial, legal and technical texts
*songs and recorded interviews.
This is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of French on translation courses. The book will also appeal to wide range of language students and tutors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134522798
• Artikelnr.: 38253358

Autorenporträt

Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Preliminaries to translation as a process 2 Preliminaries to
translation as a product 3 Cultural issues in translation 4 Compensation 5
Textual genre and translation issues 6 The formal properties of texts:
Phonic/graphic and prosodic issues in translation7 The formal properties of
texts: Grammatical and sentential issues in translation 8 The formal
properties of texts: Discourse and intertextual issues in translation 9
Literal meaning and translation issues 10 Connotative meaning and
translation issues 11 Language variety: Translation issues in register,
sociolect and dialect 11.3 Language variety and translation 12 Scientific
and technical translation 13 Legal and financial translation 14 Translating
consumer-oriented texts 15 Revising and editing TTs Contrastive topics and
practical's: Introduction 16 Contrastive topic and practical:
Nominalization 17 Contrastive topic and practical: Adverbials 18
Contrastive topic and practical: 'Absolute' constructions 19 Contrastive
topic and practical: Prepositions 20 Summary and conclusion. Postscript: A
career in translation?