Annotated Texts for Translation: English-German, Functionalist Approaches Illustrated (Topics in Translation #20)

Annotated Texts for Translation: English-German, Functionalist Approaches Illustrated (Topics in Translation #20)

Christina Schäffner
$34.95
Publication Date: July 12th, 2001
Publisher:
Multilingual Matters Limited
ISBN:
9781853594069
Pages:
304

Description

This book presents a specific framework for dealing with recurring translation problems in a number of genres that are frequently translated. On the basis of illustrative sample texts, the decisions taken in the production of the target texts are commented on in the light of the specified translation assignments.

About the Author

Christina Schäffner is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Co-director of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society, and Secretary General of the European Society for Translation Studies. Her main research interests are translation studies, political discourse, textlinguistics, and metaphors. Her publications include Language and Peace (co-edited with Anita Wenden, 1995), Cultural Functions of Translation (co-edited with Helen Kelly-Holmes, 1995), Conceiving of Europe - Diversity in Unity? (co-edited with Andreas Musolff and Michael Townson, 1996), Translation and Quality (ed., 1997), Translation and Norm (ed.,1999) and articles in various journals.

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