| Description |
x, 218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Topics in translation ; 27 |
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Topics in translation ; 27
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| Contents |
1. The linguistic bases of translation -- 2. Approaching a text -- 3. Translation issues at the word level -- 4. Words in combination -- 5. Translation issues at the syntactic level -- 6. Translation types and procedures -- 7. Some miscellaneous issues |
| Summary |
"This book is written for advanced students of French who wish to refine their translation skills, as well for students of translation interested in problems posed by the rendering of French into English. The book's distinctive approach is based on a linguistic analysis of French-English translation issues, looking first at the structural view of language that explains the difficulty of translation and then at theories of cultural non-equivalence. A subsequent chapter on text types, readership and the translator's role completes the framework needed for an understanding of the theoretical basis of translation. The linguistic levels of analysis are then discussed in ascending order, while a summarising chapter considers the various translation types and strategies most commonly discussed. A concluding chapter considers other issues like humour, metaphor, metonymy, coherence and cohesion and the annotated translation."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
French language -- Translating.
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Translating and interpreting.
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Language and culture.
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| LC no. |
2004022672 |
| ISBN |
1853598054 paperback alkaline paper |
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1853598062 hardback alkaline paper |
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