"Key Terms in Translation Studies gives a comprehensive overview of the concepts which students of translation studies are likely to encounter during their study, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The book includes definitions of key terms within the discipline, as…
Key Terms in Translation Studies gives a comprehensive overview of the concepts which students of translation studies are likely to encounter during their study, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The book includes definitions of key terms within the discipline, as …
"German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of actions (Handlungstheorie) and the related theory of a translation's goal or purpose (Skopostheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist, they seek to liberate translators from servitude to…
Cross-linguistic corpora for the study of translations: insights from the language pair English-German
by Kunz, Kerstin, Steiner, Erich, Neumann, Stella, Maksymski, Karin, Hansen-Schirra, Silvia, Čulo, Oliver, Hansen, Sandra, Kast, Marlene, Klein, Yvonne, Vela, Mihaela
fromText, translation, computational processing
Cross-Linguistic Corpora for the Study of Translations: Insights from the Language Pair English-German
by Kunz, Kerstin, Steiner, Erich, Neumann, Stella, Maksymski, Karin, Hansen-Schirra, Silvia, Čulo, Oliver, Hansen, Sandra, Kast, Marlene, Klein, Yvonne, Vela, Mihaela
fromText, Translation, Computational Processing [TTCP]
Main description: This book is a contribution to the study of translation as a contact variety, and - more generally - to language comparison and language contact with a focus on English and German. Methodologically, the contributors implement an empirical research strategy with…
Translation Studies and linguistics have been going through a love-hate relationship since the 1950s. This book assesses both sides of the relationship, tracing the very real contributions that linguists have made to translation studies and at the same time recognizing the limit…