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Author Kussmaul, Paul

Title Training the Translator
Published Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1995

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Description 1 online resource (185 pages)
Series Benjamins Translation Library No. 10
Benjamins translation library ; no. 10.
Contents TRAINING THE TRANSLATOR; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Table of contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. What goes on in the translator's mind?; Chapter 2. Creativity in translation; Chapter 3. Pragmatic analysis; Chapter 4. The analysis of meaning; Chapter 5. Text analysis and the use of dictionaries; Chapter 6. Evaluation and errors; Chapter 7. A summary of strategies; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index
Summary This book begins by investigating, through the use of think-aloud protocols, the mental processes of students when they translate. The creative and successful processes observed can be used directly for teaching purposes, while the unsuccessful ones can serve to find out where remedial training is needed. The book then goes on to discuss methods for improving a translator's competence. The strategies offered are based on the pragmatic and semantic analysis of texts from a functional point of view, and they include such practical matters as the use of dictionaries and the evaluation of translat
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-169) and indexes
Notes English
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Subject Translators -- Training of
Translating and interpreting -- Study and teaching
Translating and interpreting -- Study and teaching
Translators -- Training of
Form Electronic book
LC no. 95005027
ISBN 9789027283627
9027283621
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9781283174534
9789027216090
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9786613174536
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