Michele H. Jones

The Beginning Translator's Workbook (eBook, PDF)

or the ABCs of French to English Translation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This workbook combines methodology and practice for beginning translators with a solid proficiency in French. It assumes a linguistic approach to the problems of translation and addresses common pitfalls, including the delineation of "translation units", word polysemy, false cognates, and structural and cultural obstacles to literal translation. The first part of the book focuses on specific strategies used by professionals to counter these problems, including transposition, modulation, equivalence, and adaptation. The second part of the book provides a global application of the techniques taught in the opening sections, guiding the student through step-by-step translations of literary and non-literary excerpts. The revised edition clarifies some of the finer points of the translation techniques introduced in the first edition, provides extra practice exercises, and offers information on a website that can be used in class.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761878445
• Artikelnr.: 74398267

Autorenporträt

Michele H. Jones is a professor of French and the current director of the Global Language and Culture Center at St. John's University in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Beginning Translator's Basic Terminology Preliminary Remarks
Chapter 1 Translation Units Chapter 2 Words in Context Chapter 3 Deceptive
Cognates Chapter 4 Translation Techniques Chapter 5 Borrowings Chapter 6
Calques Chapter 7 Literal Translation and Structural Obstacles to Literal
translation Chapter 8 Transposition Chapter 9 Modulation Chapter 10
Equivalence Chapter 11 Adaptation Chapter 12 Applying Translators'
Techniques to Literary Texts Chapter 13 Translating Titles Chapter 14
Guidelines for the Translation of Literary Prose Chapter 15 Guidelines for
the Translation of Dialogues and Plays Chapter 16 Guidelines for the
Translation of Poetry Chapter 17 Guidelines for the Translation of
Non-Literary Texts Chapter 18 Guidelines for the Translation of Ads
Appendix The Translator's Tools Index