Knowledge and Skills in Translator Behavior: 15 (Benjamins Translation Library) - Hardcover

Wilss, Wolfram

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027216150 ISBN 13: 9789027216151

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1996

Synopsis

This book represents an approach which is intended to give readers a general insight into what translators really do and to explain the concepts and tools of the trade, bearing in mind that translation cannot be reduced to simple principles that can easily be separated from each other and thus be handled in isolation. On the whole, the book is more process- than product-centred. Translation is seen as an activity with an intentional and a social dimension establishing links between a source-language community and a target-language community and therefore requiring a specific kind of communicative behavior based on the question “Who translates what, for whom and why?” To the extent that the underlying principles, assumptions, and conclusions are convincing to the reader, the practical implications of the book, last but not least in translation teaching, are obvious.

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Synopsis

This work represents an approach to translation which is intended to give readers a general insight into what translators really do and to explain the concepts and tools of the trade, bearing in mind that translation cannot be reduced to simple principles that can easily be separated from each other and thus be handled in isolation. The book forms part of a series which aims to stimulate academic research and training in translation studies, lexicography and terminology.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027216150
• ISBN 13: 9789027216151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 273