Edna Andrews, Elena Maksimova

Russian Translation

Theory and Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Aims to provide intensive exposure with a view to mastering translation from Russian into English while analyzing the specific problems that arise in the translation process. This practical course in translation is suitable for advanced undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students of Russian.

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Russian Translation: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students of Russian. The course aims to provide intensive exposure with a view to mastering translation from Russian into English while carefully analyzing the specific problems that arise in the translation process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9780415473460
• ISBN-10: 0415473462
• Artikelnr.: 31303308

Autorenporträt

Edna Andrews is Professor of Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology, Director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies at Duke University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preliminaries to Translation as a Process
Chapter 2 Preliminaries to Translation as a Product
Chapter 3 Phonological and Graphic Issues in Translation
Chapter 4 Cultural issues in Translation and CAM2
Chapter 5 Compensation and Semantic Shifts
Chapter 6 Textual Genre, Text types, and Translation
Chapter 7 Morphological and Grammatical issues in Translation
Chapter 8 Literal and Figurative Meanings and Translation
Chapter 9 Discourse, Register, and Translation Issues
Chapter 10 Legal Documents
Chapter 11 Scientific and Academic Texts
Chapter 12 Documents of Everyday Life
Chapter 13 The Language of Computers and the Internet
Chapter 14 Health and Medical Texts
Chapter 15 Revising and Editing TTs

Rezensionen

'The materials presented in Russian Translation: Theory and Practice provide a good overview of general techniques of translation, illustrated by appropriate examples and useful exercises. The book is well-structured and the notes for the tutors teaching the course are very useful.' Marianna Taymanova, University of Durham.