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Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications

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Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications

Jeremy Munday, "Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications"
English | ISBN: 1138912549, 1138912557 | 2016 | 395 pages | PDF, EPUB | 5 MB

Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of García Márquez and Proust, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children’s cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter.

Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary and discussion points and exercises.

NEW FEATURES IN THIS FOURTH EDITION INCLUDE:

new material to keep up with developments in research and practice, including the sociology of translation, multilingual cities, translation in the digital age and specialized, audiovisual and machine translation


revised discussion points and updated figures and tables


new, in-chapter activities with links to online materials and articles to encourage independent research


an extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and powerpoint slides for teacher support


This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in Translation and Translation Studies.
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