Translating & Interpreting

The present English-Chinese bilingual edition is the complete first book of poems written by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian. His poems offer an array of snapshots over various themes where politics, dreams, and metaphysical concerns are mixed. With...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783838212562Author Cliona Ni RiordainFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonPublisher ibidem-Verlag,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783838211305Author Dora RennaFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonPublisher ibidem-Verlag, Jessica...

As a sequel to An Encyclopedia of Translation: Chinese-English English-Chinese, which was published in 1995, this volume, An Encyclopedia of Practical Translation and Interpreting, focuses on practical translation and interpreting, the two emerging areas...

This book brings together monumental voices in the social sciences -- such as Jean-Rene Ladmiral from Paris and Peter Caws from Washington DC -- to begin to address the Humanities' specific issues with and debt to translation. Calling for a...

This volume deals with Translation Research (TR) and Interpreting Research (IR). In the main contribution, Daniel Gile from the Universite Lumiere Lyon 2 (France) explores kinship, differences and prospects for partnership between the two. He gives an...

In their introduction to this collection of essays, the editors argue that constraints can be seen as a source of literary creativity, and given that translation is even more constrained than 'original' literary production, it thus has the potential to...

New Trends in Audiovisual Translation is an innovative and interdisciplinary collection of articles written by leading experts in the emerging field of audiovisual translation (AVT). In a highly accessible and engaging way, it introduces readers to some...

This book addresses translation and interpreting with Arabic either as a source or target language. It focuses on new fields of study and professional practice, such as community translation and interpreting, and offers fresh insights into the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609809744Author Lynne Sharon SchwartzFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.

There has been very little linguistically sound discussion of the differences between poetry and prose, and virtually no discussion of any sort of the practical consequences of those differences for the translation of prose. The Art of Translating Prose...

This issue deals with translation and norms. Norms are models of correct or appropriate behaviour and of correct or appropriate behavioural products. Since translational behaviour is contextualised social behaviour, translational norms are understood as...

Many great writers have been fluent in multiple languages but have never been able to escape their mother tongue. Yet if a native language feels like home, an adopted language sometimes offers a hospitality one cannot find elsewhere. My Language Is a...

Translating for performance is a difficult - and hotly contested - activity. Adapting Translation for the Stage presents a sustained dialogue between scholars, actors, directors, writers, and those working across these boundaries, exploring common themes...

In this rich historical study, Maurice Friedberg recounts the impact of translation on the Russian literary process. In tracing the explosion of literary translation in nineteenth-century Russia, Friedberg determines that it introduced new issues of...

Translation has been instrumental in opening the door between China and the rest of the world from ancient times to the present day, and has helped facilitate cultural exchange and the sharing of knowledge. This book makes and important contribution to...

In and out of English: For Better, For Worse? is concerned with the impact of English as the lingua franca of today's world, in particular its relationship with the languages of Europe. Within this framework a number of themes are explored, including...

This title looks at the important role translation studies plays in exploring how words, sounds and images are translated and reinterpreted in new socio-cultural contexts. This volume presents fresh approaches to the role that translation - in its many...

For readers in the English-speaking world, almost all Holocaust writing is translated writing. Translation is indispensable for our understanding of the Holocaust because there is a need to tell others what happened in a way that makes events and...

To trainee translators and established professionals alike, the range of tools and technologies now available, and the speed with which they change, can seem bewildering. This state-of-the-art, copiously illustrated textbook offers a straightforward and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995386273Author Chad M MansbridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Living Letters PublishingPublisher Living Letters PublishingWeight(grams) 111g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955959455Author Freddy HedleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Emblem BooksPublisher Emblem BooksWeight(grams) 127g

Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the core contemporary paradigms of Western translation theory.This engaging overview covers the key theories of equivalence, solution types, purpose, scientific approaches, uncertainty,...

Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In The Translation Zone, Emily Apter argues that the field of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589830615Author George A. KennedyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical...

Translation technology is essential for translation students, practising translators, and those working as part of the language services industry, but looming above others are the tools for automating translation: machine translation and, more recently,...

This present book explores recent advances in modeling discourse processes, in particular, new approaches aimed at understanding pathological language behavior specific to schizophrenia. The contributors examine the modeling paradigm of formal semantics,...

This varied collection of essays represents the differing strands of work currently being undertaken in the exciting new field of Translation Studies and reflects a shift of emphasis away from a more descriptive form of translation towards the idea that...

In John 1-10 and John 11-21 Lidija Novakovic provides a foundational analysis of the Greek text of John. The analysis is distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid to the text. Novakovic's analysis is a convenient pedagogical and...

Peter Newmark's fourth book on translation, a collection of his articles in The Linguist, is addressed to a wide readership. He discusses the force of translation in public life, instancing health and social services, art galleries, operas, light...

Routledge Translation Guides cover the key translation text types and genres and equip translators and students of translation with the skills needed to translate them. Concise, accessible and written by leading authorities, they include examples from...

This is the first book to deliver a comprehensive guide to research methods in all types of interpreting. It brings together the expertise of two world-recognized scholars in spoken and signed language interpreting to cover the full scope of the...

Translation Ethics introduces the topic of ethics for students, researchers, and professional translators. Based on a successful course and written by an experienced instructor, the Introduction and nine core chapters offer an accessible examination of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556714504Author Nicholas A BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Sil International, Global PublishingPublisher Sil International, Global...

Mae'r gyfrol hon yn tywys cyfieithwyr newydd a'r rhai sydd a'u bryd ar weithio yn y maes trwy brif egwyddorion llunio cyfieithiad da. Mae'n trafod gwaith cyfieithwyr o safbwynt diogelu lle'r iaith yn y gymdeithas, yn egluro beth sydd ei angen ar ddarpar...

Renowned biblical scholar Stanley Porter offers an accessible introduction to hermeneutics to help students and pastors better interpret and understand God's Word. Interpretation for Preaching and Teaching focuses on various levels of interpretation...

Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by an award-winning writer and literary translatorTranslating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on...

What Is Cultural Translation? In this book, Sarah Maitland uncovers processes of negotiation and adaptation closely associated with the translation of languages behind the cultural phenomena of everyday life. For globalized societies confronted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782930718217Author John LeechFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint UltralettersPublisher UltralettersWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Thinking Arabic Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills. Clear explanations, discussions, examples and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a...