Introducing Translation Studies (Paperback)
Jeremy Munday
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Add to basketPaperback. Introducing Translation Studies has long been 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 is the essential textbook, used on courses worldwide.This sixth edition has been substantially revised throughout to include important new material, and it continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. The theories are applied to a wide range of languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Punjabi, Portuguese, French and German. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including websites, European Union documents, travel brochures, childrens books, Buddhist sutras, literary texts and films. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary, and discussion points and exercises.New features in this sixth edition include:Updated content reflecting current research and practice: every chapter of this new edition incorporates recent developments, notably in multimodal communication, cognitive approaches to translation, translation and gender, the ideology of translation, and hermeneutics. It also offers a more globally balanced representation of theoretical perspectives and includes a newly structured discussion on translation in the digital age, including the impact of machine translation and AI-powered large language modelsRevised discussion points and refreshed data: figures and tables have been updated throughout to reflect the most recent informationNew in-chapter activities, with integrated links to online resources and articles, encouraging independent research and deeper engagementExtensive updated online resources: features include quizzes, flashcards, specially recorded new video introductions, curated journal articles for each chapter, helpful weblinks and downloadable PowerPoint slides to support instructorsThis new edition ensures Introducing Translation Studies remains the ideal textbook for students and researchers engaged in courses in translation and translation studies worldwide. Introducing Translation Studies: 6th edition offers updated theory across languages. New content includes AI translation, interactive activities, and online resources. Essential for translation students worldwide. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Introducing Translation Studies has long been 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 is the essential textbook, used on courses worldwide.
This sixth edition has been substantially revised throughout to include important new material, and it continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. The theories are applied to a wide range of languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Punjabi, Portuguese, French and German. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including websites, European Union documents, travel brochures, children’s books, Buddhist sutras, literary texts and films. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary, and discussion points and exercises.
New features in this sixth edition include:
This new edition ensures Introducing Translation Studies remains the ideal textbook for students and researchers engaged in courses in translation and translation studies worldwide.
Jeremy Munday is Emeritus Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Leeds and is an experienced translator. His Introducing Translation Studies was first published in 2001 and has been translated into some 15 languages. He is also the author of Style and Ideology in Translation (Routledge 2008) and Evaluation in Translation (Routledge 2012).
Sara Ramos Pinto is an Associate Professor in Translation Studies at the University of Leeds, Vice President of EST and Associate Editor of Target. Her work focuses on audiovisual translation and multimodality, and her recent publications include 'To the Verbal and Beyond: A reception study on the limits of subtitling' (2025).
Jacob Blakesley is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at Sapienza University of Rome. He is the author of A Sociological Approach to Poetry Translation: Modern European Poet-Translators (Routledge 2018). He is co-series editor (with Duncan Large) of the Routledge Studies in Literary Translation series and co-series editor (with Matthew Treherne) of the Leeds Studies on Dante series.
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