Pragmatic Translation Studies - Principles, Strategies, and Techniques

This book aims to strengthen the link between applied translation theory and practice by elucidating translation principles, strategies and techniques within a unified theoretical framework.

List of contents

1. Overview of Translation Studies 2. Market, Professionalism, and Ethics 3. Characteristics and Principles of Pragmatic Translation 4. Theoretical Systems and Categories of Pragmatic Translation 5. The Rationale and Characteristics of Translation Strategies 6. Class Clustering of Translation Strategies 7. Rationale and Characteristics of Translation Techniques 8. Choosing Words and Refining Sentences 9. Forming a Text 10. Terminology and Translation 11. Text Classification and Translation 12. The History and Current Situation of Pragmatic Translation in China

About the author

Fang Mengzhi is a professor at Shanghai University, China. He began his career as a sci-tech translator and later switched to language teaching and initiated pragmatic translation studies in China. His academic interests are translation studies and lexicography.

Summary

This book aims to strengthen the link between applied translation theory and practice by elucidating translation principles, strategies and techniques within a unified theoretical framework.

Product details

• Authors: Fang Mengzhi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032931944
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3293194-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics, Translation & interpretation, Translation and interpretation, Translation Studies;Pragmatic Translation