Cragie / Gambarotta / Higgins Thinking Italian Translation

A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English
2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-62848-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Thinking Translation

Thinking Italian Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Italian-to-English translation skills.

This new edition includes:

- up-to-date examples, specimen translations, and new source texts from a variety of genres, from journalistic to technical.

- a brand new section on professionalism and the translation market.

The book has a practical orientation, addressing key issues for translators such as cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. It is a book on translation method, drawing on a range of notions from linguistics and translation theory to encourage thoughtful consideration of possible solutions to practical problems.Thinking Italian Translation is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cragie, Stella

Gambarotta, Patrizia

Higgins, Ian

Hervey, Sándor

Sandor, Hervey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1 Preliminaries to translation as a process; 2 Preliminaries to translation as a product; 3 Cultural transposition; Compensation; 4 The formal properties of texts: Phonic/graphic and prosodic issues in translation; 5 The formal properties of texts: Grammatical and sentential issues in translation; 6 The formal properties of texts: Discourse and intertextual issues in translation; 7 Literal meaning and translation issues; Connotative meaning and translation issues; 8 Language variety: Translation issues in register, sociolect and dialect; 9 Textual genre and translation issues; 10 Scientific and technical translation; 11 Official, legal and business translation; 12 Translating consumer-oriented texts; 13 Revising and editing TTs; 14 Three specimen practicals; 15 Working as a translator; 16 Technical resources; 17 Professionalism and quality standards; 18 Summary and conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Stella Cragie, a Qualified Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, and former Principal Lecturer in Translation at the University of Westminster, is now a freelance translator.

Ian Higgins, who, with the late Sándor Hervey, originated the Thinking Translation series, is Honorary Senior lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews.

Patrizia Gambarotta is Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Mumbai.