Training the Translator: 10 (Benjamins Translation Library) - Hardcover

Kussmaul, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027216096 ISBN 13: 9789027216090

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1995

Synopsis

This book begins by investigating, through the use of think-aloud protocols, the mental processes of students when they translate. The creative and successful processes observed can be used directly for teaching purposes, while the unsuccessful ones can serve to find out where remedial training is needed. The book then goes on to discuss methods for improving a translator's competence. The strategies offered are based on the pragmatic and semantic analysis of texts from a functional point of view, and they include such practical matters as the use of dictionaries and the evaluation of translations and error analysis. The book is intended for teachers in translator-training institutions, but it can also be used by students for self-training.

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Product Description

The copy for sale is not the same as the one shown in the stock image. It has cream boards, with gilt titles on the front cover and spine.

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive text describing the methods of translation. The book includes chapters on: creativity in translation; pragmatic analysis; evaluation and errors; and text analysis and the use of dictionaries.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027216096
• ISBN 13: 9789027216090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 186