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Linguistics and the Language of Translation
Kirsten Malmkjaer
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Description for Linguistics and the Language of Translation
Paperback. This book is for students of translation, languages and linguistics who would like to enhance their understanding of the relationships between these areas of study. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
This book is for students of translation, languages and linguistics who would like to enhance their understanding of the relationships between these areas of study. The book uses explanation, discussion and practice to make explicit the forms of knowledge of language and of translation that makes translators successful. Chapters on the development of translation studies in the west and on contemporary approaches to translation provide the disciplinary context within which the processes and products of translating are studied. The theoretical and academic context for the chapters in which application is focal is provided by the book's flexible and forward-looking approach ... Read more
This book is for students of translation, languages and linguistics who would like to enhance their understanding of the relationships between these areas of study. The book uses explanation, discussion and practice to make explicit the forms of knowledge of language and of translation that makes translators successful. Chapters on the development of translation studies in the west and on contemporary approaches to translation provide the disciplinary context within which the processes and products of translating are studied. The theoretical and academic context for the chapters in which application is focal is provided by the book's flexible and forward-looking approach ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748620562
SKU
V9780748620562
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About Kirsten Malmkjaer
Kirsten Malmkjar is Professor of Translation Studies at the Research Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies at te University of Leicester
Reviews for Linguistics and the Language of Translation
A useful addition to the field. Times Higher Education Supplement This is an excellent treatment of the interplay between two disciplines...The book is written in a lively style, marrying a vivid discussion of key concepts and debates in both linguistics and translation studies with a novel slant, refreshing examples and an appropriate blend of theory and its application. Language and ... Read more