Thinking German Translation: A Course in Translation Method (Thinking Translation) - Softcover

Book 2 of 12: Thinking Translation

Hervey, Sándor; Higgins, Mr Ian; Loughridge, Michael

 
9780415116381: Thinking German Translation: A Course in Translation Method (Thinking Translation)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415116384 ISBN 13: 9780415116381
Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Thinking German Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St.Andrews.

Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems.

Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song.

Thinking German Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German. The book will also appeal to a wide range of languages students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully tested at the University of St Andrews. Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. The book is designed for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of German; it should also be useful to a wide range of language students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415116384
ISBN 13 
9780415116381
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256

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