Translation Today

This text provides a snapshot of issues reflecting the changing nature of translation studies. Resulting from discussions between translation theorists from all over the world, topics covered include: the nature of translation; English as a "lingua franca"; public service translation and interpreting; assessment; and audio-visual translation.

About the author

Professor Gunilla Anderman is Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey. A professional translator of drama, her publications are often concerned with linguistic and cultural factors related to Drama Translation, but her research interests cover a wide spectrum including Translation and Language Learning, the Translation of Children's Literature and Translation into and out of English as a Global Language Dr. Margaret Rogers is Deputy Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey with a special interest in Terminology. Having co-managed a number of European projects related to translation, her most recent publications are in the field of Text Corpora and Terminology.

Product details

• Authors: Gunilla Anderman
• Assisted by: Gunilla Anderman (Editor), Prof Gunilla Anderman (Editor), Dr Margaret Rogers (Editor), Margaret Rogers (Editor)
• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics