LINGUIST List 21.1815

Wed Apr 14 2010

Books: Translation: Baker, Saldanha (Eds)

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        1.    Tara Thomas, Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, 2nd Edition: Baker, Saldanha (Eds)

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Message 1: Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, 2nd Edition: Baker, Saldanha (Eds)
Date: 13-Apr-2010
From: Tara Thomas <tara.thomastaylorandfrancis.com>
Subject: Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, 2nd Edition: Baker, Saldanha (Eds)
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Title: Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, 2nd Edition Published: 2008 Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
                http://www.routledge.com/

Book URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415369305/

Editor: Mona Baker Editor: Gabriela Saldanha Electronic: ISBN: 9780203872062 Pages: 680 Price: U.S. $ 405
Electronic: ISBN: 9780203872062 Pages: 680 Price: U.K. £ 250
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415369305 Pages: 680 Price: U.K. £ 250
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415369305 Pages: 680 Price: U.S. $ 405
Abstract:

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies has been the standardreference in the field since it first appeared in 1998. The second,extensively revised and extended edition brings this unique resource up todate and offers a thorough, critical and authoritative account of one ofthe fastest growing disciplines in the humanities.

The Encyclopedia is divided into two parts and alphabetically ordered forease of reference.

Part One (General) covers the conceptual framework and core concerns of thediscipline. Categories of entries include:

central issues in translation theory (e.g. equivalence, translatability,unit of translation)key concepts (e.g. culture, norms, ethics, ideology, shifts, quality)approaches to translation and interpreting (e.g. sociological, linguistic,functionalist)types of translation (e.g. literary, audiovisual, scientific and technical)types of interpreting (e.g. signed language, dialogue, court).

New additions in this section include entries on globalisation, mobility,localization, gender and sexuality, censorship, comics, advertising andretranslation, among many others.

Part Two (History and Traditions) covers the history of translation inmajor linguistic and cultural communities. It is arranged alphabetically bylinguistic region. There are entries on a wide range of languages whichinclude Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Finnish, and regionsincluding Brazil, Canada and India. Many of the entries in this section arebased on hitherto unpublished research. This section includes one newentry: Southeast Asian tradition.

Drawing on the expertise of over ninety contributors from thirty countriesand an international panel of consultant editors, this volume offers acomprehensive overview of translation studies as an academic discipline andanticipates new directions in the field. The contributors examine variousforms of translation and interpreting as they are practised byprofessionals today, in addition to research topics, theoretical issues andthe history of translation in various parts of the world.

Linguistic Field(s): Translation
Written In: English (eng )

See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=47426

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