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21. Thinking Chinese Translation

    A Course in Translation Method: Chinese to English

    By Valerie Pellatt, Eric T. Liu

    Series: Thinking Translation

    Thinking Chinese Translation is a practical and comprehensive course for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese. Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as ‘schema’) contribute to the linguistic ability...

    Published May 9th 2010 by Routledge
22. Critical Readings in Translation Studies

    Edited by Mona Baker

    Critical Readings in Translation Studies is an integrated and structured set of readings that is prospective rather than retrospective in orientation. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in thinking about translation, both within and outside translation...

    Published September 28th 2009 by Routledge
23. Exploring Translation Theories

    By Anthony Pym

    Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the key traditional and contemporary paradigms of translation theory. The book builds on Western theories of translation, starting with a survey of the classical twentieth-century linguistic approaches before moving on to more...

    Published September 16th 2009 by Routledge
24. Russian Translation

    Theory and Practice

    By Edna Andrews, Elena Maksimova

    Russian Translation: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Russian. The course aims to provide intensive exposure with a view to mastering translation from Russian into English while carefully analyzing the...

    Published August 4th 2009 by Routledge
25. Comparative Children's Literature

    By Emer O'Sullivan

    WINNER OF THE 2007 CHLA BOOK AWARD! Children's literature has transcended linguistic and cultural borders since books and magazines for young readers were first produced, with popular books translated throughout the world. Emer O'Sullivan traces the history of comparative children's literature...

    Published July 30th 2009 by Routledge
26. Translation Studies

    Edited by Mona Baker

    Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    Translation Studies has emerged as a thriving interdisciplinary and international area of scholarship. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by diverse forms of translation research and commentary, most falling within, or crossing, traditional academic disciplines such as linguistics, literary...

    Published July 6th 2009 by Routledge
27. Style and Ideology in Translation

    Latin American Writing in English

    By Jeremy Munday

    Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics

    Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or ‘voice,’ of English language translations of twentieth-century Latin American writing, including fiction, political speeches, and film. Existing models of stylistic analysis, supported at times by computer-assisted...

    Published June 15th 2009 by Routledge
28. Translation Under State Control

    Books for Young People in the German Democratic Republic

    By Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth

    Series: Children's Literature and Culture

    In this book, Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth explores the effects of ideology on the English-to-German translation of children’s literature under the socialist regime of the former German Democratic Republic. Giving prominence to extra-textual factors, the study undertakes a close investigation of the...

    Published June 10th 2009 by Routledge
29. Thinking Spanish Translation

    A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English, 2nd Edition

    By Louise Haywood, Michael Thompson, Sándor Hervey

    Series: Thinking Translation

    The new edition of this comprehensive course in Spanish-English translation offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are...

    Published March 30th 2009 by Routledge
30. The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies

    By Jeremy Munday

    Series: Routledge Companions

    The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies brings together clear, detailed essays from leading international scholars on major areas in Translation Studies today. This accessible and authoritative guide offers fresh perspectives on linguistics, context, culture, politics and ethics and...

    Published December 18th 2008 by Routledge