Thinking Spanish Translation: A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English

di Michael Thompson (Autore)

Louise Haywood (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2009

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 addressed, including: cultural differences register and dialect grammatical differences genre. With a sharper focus, clearer definitions and an increased emphasis on up-to-date ‘real world’ translation tasks, this second edition features a wealth of relevant illustrative material taken from a wide range of sources, both Latin American and Spanish, including: technical, scientific and legal texts journalistic and informative texts literary and dramatic texts. Each chapter includes suggestions for classroom discussion and a set of practical exercises designed to explore issues and consolidate skills. Model translations, notes and suggestions for teaching and assessment are provided in a Teachers’ Handbook; this is available for free download at http://www.routledge.com/cw/thinkingtranslation/ Thinking Spanish Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Spanish and translation studies. The book will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors through the general discussion of the principles and purposes of translation.

• Autore: Michael Thompson, Louise Haywood
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Thinking Translation
• Anno: 2009
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 1540 gr.
• EAN: 9780415440059

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