Translating in the Local Community

This volume showcases different forms of natural and nonprofessional translation and interpreting at work at multilingual sites in a single city, shedding new light on our understanding of the intersection of city, migration, and translation.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction 1. Basic Assumptions and Theoretical Underpinnings 2. Approach and Positioning 3. A Street Corner 4. A Tram 5. An Irish Pub 6. An Italian Restaurant 7. A Block of Flats 8. An Inner-City School 9. A City Registration Office 10. Some Tentative Conclusions

About the author

Peter Flynn (emeritus) lectured in Translation Studies and English at KU Leuven, Antwerp Campus, Belgium, from 2006 to 2020. He is a member of CETRA, and Research Fellow at UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Summary

This volume showcases different forms of natural and nonprofessional translation and interpreting at work at multilingual sites in a single city, shedding new light on our understanding of the intersection of city, migration, and translation.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Flynn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2023
• EAN: 9781032426914
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242691-4
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Society & culture: general, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociolinguistics, Politics & government, Translation & interpretation, Literature: history & criticism, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Society and culture: general, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Literature: history and criticism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Translation and interpretation