Can Theory Help Translators?
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Can Theory Help Translators?

A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface

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eBook - ePub

Can Theory Help Translators?

A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface

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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.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317642183
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Linguistics
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Is translation theory relevant to translators' problems?
  8. 2. Who am I? What am I doing?
  9. 3. I translate therefore I am not
  10. 4. What's it all for?
  11. 5. How do I get there?
  12. 6. Is it any good?
  13. 7. Help!
  14. Conclusions
  15. References
  16. Index