Translating as a purposeful activity: functionalist approaches explained
German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of action (Handlungstheorie) and the related theory of translation's goal or purpose (Skopstheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist: they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a new communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership. As one of the leading figures in this field, Christiane Nord gives the first full…
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- Full title :Translating as a purposeful activity : functionalist approaches explained / Christiane Nord.
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German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of action (Handlungstheorie) and the related theory of translation's goal or purpose (Skopstheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist: they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a new communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership. As one of the leading figures in this field, Christiane Nord gives the first full survey of functionalist approaches in English. She explains the complexities of the theories and the.
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- Publication Date:2014.
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- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
Notes
"First published 1997 by St. Jerome Publishing"--Title page verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (161 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315760506, 1315760509, 9781317642374, 1317642376, 9781317642350, 131764235X, 9781317642367, 1317642368, 9781138130081, 1138130087, 1900650029, 9781900650021
- oclc:ocn880440366
- LC Classification:P306
- Dewey Decimal:418.02
Table of Contents
1. Historical overview -- 2. Translating and the theory of action -- 3. Basic concepts of skopostheorie -- 4. Functionalism in translator training -- 5. Functionalism in literary translation -- 6. Functionalist approaches to interpreting -- 7. Criticisms -- 8. Function plus loyalty -- 9. Future perspectives.
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