| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Translation Theories Explored
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Translation theories explored.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Is translation theory relevant to translators' problems? (aims of theory -- needs of translators -- conceptual tools); 2. Who am I? What am I doing? (identity -- metaphors for translation -- history); 3. I translate, therefore I am not (visibility -- authors -- professional status); 4. What's it all for? (classification of purposes, types, readerships); 5. How do I get there? (strategies -- unblocking -- distancing -- motivating); 6. Is it any good? (quality assessment -- standards -- norms). |
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7. Help! (translation aids -- machine translation, translation memory)Conclusions; References; Index. |
| Summary |
Can Theory Help Translators? is a dialogue between a theoretical scholar and a professional translator, about the usefulness (if any) of translation theory. The authors argue about the problem of the translator's identity, the history of the translator's role, the translator's visibility, translation types and strategies, translation quality, ethics and translation aids. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Translating and interpreting.
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Translating and interpreting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wagner, Emma.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chesterman, Andrew. Can Theory Help Translators? : A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781900650496 |
| ISBN |
9781317642190 (electronic book) |
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1317642198 (electronic book) |
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