De-mystifying translation : introducing translation to non-translators
Bowker, Lynne,
De-mystifying translation : introducing translation to non-translators by Lynne Bowker. - Abingdon, Oxon; New York, USA: Routledge, 2023. - xi, 204p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts and terms in translation -- Brief history of translation -- The translation profession today -- Words, terms and lexical resources -- Other tools and resources -- Machine translation -- Localization -- Adaptation and transcreation -- Summarization and cross-modal communication -- Audiovisual translation -- Interpreting.
"This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of translation for students of other disciplines and readers who are not translators. It provides students outside the translation profession with a greater awareness of and appreciation for what goes into translation. Providing readers with tools for their own personal translation-related needs, this book encourages an ethical approach to translation, and an insight into translation as a possible career. This textbook covers: foundational concepts, key figures, groups and events; tools and resources for non-professional translation tasks and types of translation that non-translators are liable to encounter. Each chapter includes practical activities, annotated further reading and summaries of key points suitable for use in online teaching or self-study as well as a glossary of key terms. De-mystifying Translation: Introducing Translation to Non-Translators is the ideal text for any non-specialist taking a course about translation and for anyone interested in learning more about the field of translation and translation studies"--
9781032109220 9781032109244
TB
2022051004
Translating and interpreting--Textbooks.
Linguistics
Language
P306 / .B6785 2023
De-mystifying translation : introducing translation to non-translators by Lynne Bowker. - Abingdon, Oxon; New York, USA: Routledge, 2023. - xi, 204p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts and terms in translation -- Brief history of translation -- The translation profession today -- Words, terms and lexical resources -- Other tools and resources -- Machine translation -- Localization -- Adaptation and transcreation -- Summarization and cross-modal communication -- Audiovisual translation -- Interpreting.
"This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of translation for students of other disciplines and readers who are not translators. It provides students outside the translation profession with a greater awareness of and appreciation for what goes into translation. Providing readers with tools for their own personal translation-related needs, this book encourages an ethical approach to translation, and an insight into translation as a possible career. This textbook covers: foundational concepts, key figures, groups and events; tools and resources for non-professional translation tasks and types of translation that non-translators are liable to encounter. Each chapter includes practical activities, annotated further reading and summaries of key points suitable for use in online teaching or self-study as well as a glossary of key terms. De-mystifying Translation: Introducing Translation to Non-Translators is the ideal text for any non-specialist taking a course about translation and for anyone interested in learning more about the field of translation and translation studies"--
9781032109220 9781032109244
TB
2022051004
Translating and interpreting--Textbooks.
Linguistics
Language
P306 / .B6785 2023