The Pragmatic Translator - An Integral Theory of Translation

This book is concerned with translation theory. It proposes an all-round view of translation in the terms of modern pragmatics, as articulated in three pragmatic functions (performative, interpersonal and locative) which describe how translated texts function in the world, involve readers and are rooted in their spatio-temporal contexts. It presents a full and up to date view of translation that takes into account thirty years of research in the field of Descriptive Translation Studies. Unlike DTS, the theory provides an account of products and processes. This publication exhibits the need for and usefulness of such a theory, and will be essential reading for scholars involved in translation and interpreting studies.

About the author

Massimiliano Morini is Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at the University of Urbino, Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Massimiliano Morini, Morini Massimiliano
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2012
• EAN: 9781441151308
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-5130-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Translation; Continuum Advances in Translat; Bloomsbury Advances in Translation; Continuum Advances in Translat
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, Translation & interpretation, Translation and interpretation