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Thinking German Translation

by Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins, Michael Loughridge
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Overview

This is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced students of German, which focuses on improving translation quality whilst clarifying the theoretical issues involved. This second edition brings the course up-to-date, and has been fully reworked to give clearer explanations of key terms and include revised chapters on genre, compensation and revision and editing.

Based on detailed analysis of translation problems, Thinking German Translation features new material taken from a wide range of sources, including:


  • business and politics
  • press and publicity
  • engineering
  • tourism
  • literary and consumer-oriented texts.

Addressing a variety of translation issues such as cultural difference, register and dialect, Thinking German Translation is essential reading for all students wishing to perfect their translation skills. It is also an excellent foundation for those considering a career in translation.

About the Author, Sandor Hervey

The late Sándor Hervey was Reader in Linguistics at the University of St Andrews. Michael Loughridge was Lecturer in German at the University of St. Andrews and is now a full-time translator with MITI status. Ian Higgins is Honorary Senior Lecturer in French at the University of St Andrews.

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The book version of a translation course for third-year undergraduates in modern languages at the University of St. Andrews, Britain, designed to introduce a multiplicity of translation methodologies and situations. The text covers cultural issues, formal properties, literal and connotative meaning, and dialects. Students are given opportunity to exercise translation skills from both oral and written origins, as well as in technical, consumer, and literary genres. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
June 22, 2005
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
256
ISBN
9780203480144

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