Translation and interpretation Books

This book represents the cutting-edge ideas on translation studies in recent years from China's pioneer translator Xu Jun. The book discusses the following points: first of all the theoretical thinking of translation...

This book offers a novel perspective on the intersection of translation and narration in literary translation by investigating how three translations of Shuihu Zhuan present the original narrative mode to the target readership in terms of four narrative...

This book investigates the market-driven transformation of the higher education sector and the response given by the translation programmes in the UK and China, two vastly different social and economic contexts. It provides an in-depth look at six...

This book explores the role of gender in male- and female-produced efforts to translate a Chinese novel into English. Adopting the CDA framework and corpus methodology, the study examines the specific ways in which, and extent to which, a female British...

This book offers data-based insights into the problems of translation education and their causes in the context of localization and globalization in the era of big data. By examining language services around the globe, illustrating applications of...

This edited volume covers an array of the most relevant topics in translation cognition, taking different approaches and using different research tools. It explores theoretical and methodological issues using case studies and examining their practical...

This book examines the development of Chinese translation practice in relation to the rise of ideas of modern selfhood in China from the 1890s to the 1920s. The key translations produced by late Qing and early Republican Chinese intellectuals over the...

This book comprehensively examines the development of translator and interpreter training using bibliometric reviews of the state of the field and empirical studies on classroom practice. It starts by introducing databases in bibliometric reviews and...

This book presents a collection of state-of-the-art work in corpus-based interpreting studies, highlighting international research on the properties of interpreted speech, based on naturalistic interpreting data. Interpreting research has long been...

The book traces the literary journey that Proust's work made to China and back by means of translation, intertextual engagement, and the creation of a transcultural dialogue through migrant literature. It begins with a translation history of Proust's...

In an age of migration, in a world deeply divided through cultural differences and in the context of ongoing efforts to preserve national and regional traditions and identities, the issues of language and translation are becoming absolutely vital. At the...

This book presents the state-of-art research in ETS by illustrating useful corpus methodologies in the study of important translational genres such as political texts, literature and media translations. Empirical Translation Studies (ETS) represents one...

Hans-Georg Gadamer was one of the greatest intellectual figures of the twentieth century. As a philosopher trained in phenomenology, he established philosophical hermeneutics as one of the leading traditions of contemporary philosophy and opened new...

Embrace the Timeless Mysteries of Ancient WisdomIn the heart of antiquity lies a legacy that beckons the curious and the bold. Echoes of Eternity: Unlocking Thoth's Ancient Mysteries invites you on an unparalleled journey through time, unveiling secrets...

Τα μεταφραστικά γραφεία αποτελούν τη ραχοκοκαλιά των επιχειρήσεων πολλών επαγγελματιών μεταφραστ(ρι)ών. Ένα καλό γραφείο μπορεί να σας προσφέρει σταθερή ροή έργων. Όμως, στο ταχέως μεταβαλλόμενο πεδίο του μεταφραστικού κλάδου, πρέπει να γνωρίζετε πώς να...

Witaj w książce "Opowiadania po Włosku dla Początkujących". Ta wyjątkowa kolekcja zawiera 40 opowiadań, które zostały starannie wybrane, aby pomóc Ci w nauce języka włoskiego. Każde opowiadanie jest przetłumaczone na włoski, co ułatwia zrozumienie i...

Benvenuto nel libro "Racconti in Italiano per Principianti". Questa raccolta unica contiene 40 racconti che sono stati accuratamente selezionati per aiutarti a imparare la lingua italiana. Dopo ogni racconto, troverai esercizi con risposte che ti...

Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" stands as the most famous nonsense poem of all time. Frequently seen as untranslatable, it has nevertheless (or for that very reason) become a touchstone of translation. Yet, although there are several language specific...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Dolmetschen / Übersetzen, Note: 1,0, Technische Hochschule Köln, ehem. Fachhochschule Köln (Institut für Translation und Mehrsprachige Kommunikation), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Dolmetschen / Übersetzen, Note: 2,0, Universität Hildesheim (Stiftung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit wurde als Abschlussarbeit im Studiengang Internationale Kommunikation und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Dolmetschen / Übersetzen, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Anglistik / Amerikanistik), Veranstaltung: Terminologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit strebe ich zum einen die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Dolmetschen / Übersetzen, Note: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Angewandte Sprach-und Kulturwissenschaften, FASK Germersheim), Veranstaltung: Übersetzerseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der...

This book addresses an epidemic that has developed on a global scale, and, which under the heading of "addiction," presents a new narrative about the travails of the human predicament. The book introduces phenomenological motifs, such as desire,...

This book explores the intersections of neoliberalism, translation, and interpreting, a scarcely explored topic in the field of translation studies across diverse regions, including Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, covering four primary themes...

This book challenges the standard view that modern hermeneutics begins with Friedrich Ast and Friedrich Schleiermacher, arguing instead that it is the dialectic of reflective and teleological reason in Kant's Critique of Judgment that provides the actual...

This book analyses how the three books of visions by Hildegard of Bingen use the allegorical vision as a form of knowledge. It describes how the visionary's use of allegory and allegorical exegesis is linked to theories of cognition, interpretation, and...

This book is the first collection of essays dedicated to the work of C. H. Sisson (1915-2003), a major English poet, critic and translator. The collection aims to offer an overall guide to his work for new readers, while also encouraging established...

Research across a number of disciplines has in recent years contributed to a rapidly developing knowledge and understanding of the cross-cultural transformation and reception of children's literature. This book gathers together essays published during...

Rather than applying a rigid theory or surveying a variety of approaches, Analyzing Discourse provides a methodology that has been refined over years of use. As an introduction to discourse analysis for linguistic field workers, it is practical,...

Shedding light on the nuances of cross-cultural communication, this edited volume offers insights into how Chinese Malaysians, a major ethnic group, navigate the complexities of translating across diverse languages.

This concise volume serves as a valuable resource on understanding the integration and impact of generative AI (GenAI) and evolving technologies on translation workflows.

Xiangdong Li explores research themes in interpreter and translator education based on a systematic review of more than twenty years of research in the field.

This book seeks to complement the traditional scope of translation studies, which has primarily centered on translating English into other languages. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the opposite translation trajectory-moving from Chinese...

This book draws on an interdisciplinary approach to investigate the impact of codes of ethics as prescribed in translator organizations, proposing alternative ethical pathways grounded in self-care ethics to enhance translators' symbolic recognition and...

This book features the latest research on translation by a dozen leading scholars of translation studies in China. The themes discussed are diverse, and include: translation policy, literary translation, medical translation, corpus translation studies,...

This book examines how translation facilitated the Western conquest of China and how it was in turn employed by the Chinese as a weapon to resist the invasion in the late Qing 1811-1911. It brings out the question on the role of translation as part of...

This book highlights the unique history and cultural context of retranslation in Turkey, offering readers a survey of the diverse range of fields, disciplines, and genres in which retranslation has assumed a central position. Further, it addresses...

This monograph examines how higher education(HE) institutions construct 'professional identities' in the classroom, specifically how dominant discourses in institutions frame the social role, requisite skills and character required to practice a...

This pivot considers the dissemination of public health terms in Chinese scientific research and printed media. Bringing together quantitative and qualitative analysis from corpus linguistics, translation studies, contrastive linguistics to bear on the...

This book investigates a special genre of interpreting in the Chinese context, namely Government Press Conference (GPC) Interpreting. Drawing on the modality system from Systemic Functional Grammar and a corpus of 21 interpreting events, the project...

Lying at the intersection of translatology, cognitive science and linguistics, this brief provides a comprehensive framework for studying, investigating and teaching English-Russian/Russian-English non-literary translation. It provides a holistic...

This monograph mainly focuses on the idea that language teaching in higher education involves making use of new approaches and technology. It identifies the key determinants of the materials needed to improve language teaching on the basis of the actual...

Bienvenido al libro "Historias en Alemán para Principiantes". Esta colección única contiene 40 relatos que han sido cuidadosamente seleccionados para ayudarte en el aprendizaje del idioma alemán. Cada cuento está traducido al español, lo que facilita la...

With a foreword by Judge Thomas Buergenthal, International Court of Justice  The present book is the first book-length monograph addressing practically all language issues likely to arise throughout the arbitration process and post-arbitration...

Alltranslation is a compromise-the effort to be literal and the e. ffort to be idiomatic BenjaminJowett (1817-93) This book is designed to provide intermediate and advanced students of English with practice in the translation...

Ausgangspunkt dieses Konferenzbands im Open Access ist die Frage nach den Bedingungen, die dafür verantwortlich zeichnen, dass überhaupt und in welcher Form in der Frühen Neuzeit übersetzt wird. Anders formuliert geht es um die grundsätzliche Frage...