Introducing Translation Studies: a brief introduction

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ABSTRACT
Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of García Márquez and Proust, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children’s cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter.

Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary and discussion points and exercises.

NEW FEATURES IN THIS FOURTH EDITION INCLUDE:

new material to keep up with developments in research and practice, including the sociology of translation, multilingual cities, translation in the digital age and specialized, audiovisual and machine translation

revised discussion points and updated figures and tables

new, in-chapter activities with links to online materials and articles to encourage independent research

an extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and powerpoint slides for teacher support
This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in Translation and Translation Studies.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter|6 pages
Introduction
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chapter 1|22 pages
Main issues of translation studies
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chapter 2|29 pages
Translation theory before the twentieth century
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chapter 3|28 pages
Equivalence and equivalent effect
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chapter 4|27 pages
Studying translation product and process
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chapter 5|28 pages
Functional theories of translation
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chapter 6|28 pages
Discourse and Register analysis approaches
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chapter 7|28 pages
Systems theories
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chapter 8|25 pages
Cultural and ideological turns
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chapter 9|27 pages
The role of the translator: visibility, ethics and sociology
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chapter 10|25 pages
Philosophical approaches to translation
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chapter 11|28 pages
New directions from the new media
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chapter 12|17 pages
Research and commentary projects
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