De-Mystifying Translation - Introducing Translation to Non-Translators

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of translation for students of other disciplines and readers who are not translators. It provides students outside the translation profession with a greater awareness of and appreciation for what goes into translation.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Basic concepts and terms in translation; 2. Brief history of translation; 3. The translation profession today; 4. Words, terms and lexical resources; 5. Other tools and resources; 6. Machine translation; 7. Localization; 8. Adaptation and transcreation; 9. Summarization and cross-modal communication; 10. Audiovisual translation; 11. Interpreting; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index

About the author

Lynne Bowker is Full Professor at the School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, Canada, and a certified translator with the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario. She is the author of Computer-Aided Translation Technology (2002), Working with Specialized Language (2002), and Machine Translation and Global Research (2019).

Summary

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of translation for students of other disciplines and readers who are not translators. It provides students outside the translation profession with a greater awareness of and appreciation for what goes into translation.

Product details

• Authors: Lynne Bowker, Bowker Lynne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032109220
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210922-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, Translation & interpretation, Literary studies: general, Translation and interpretation