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 Garcia Marquez 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.
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