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Can Theory Help Translators? is a dialogue between a theoretical scholar and a professional translator, about the usefulness (if any) of translation theory. The authors argue about the problem of the translator's identity, the history of the translator's role, the translator's visibility, translation types and strategies, translation quality, ethics and translation aids.



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... a work I will unreservedly recommend to my students. (Christine Pagnoulle, Perspectives) For practitioners, this book will be useful because it organizes a great deal of material about translation theory in a small space. For theoreticians, the book could be enlightening because it points out our lack of knowledge about so many aspects of translating. (Brian Mossop, Target)

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Chapter 1 Is translation theory relevant to translators’ problems?; Chapter 2 Who am I? What am I doing?; Chapter 3 I translate therefore I am not; Chapter 4 What’s it all for?; Chapter 5 How do I get there?; Chapter 6 Is it any good?; Chapter 7 Help!; conclusions Conclusions;

Can Theory Help Translators?: A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface

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      Publisher: St Jerome Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2002
      ISBN13: 9781900650496, 978-1900650496
      ISBN10: 1900650495
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Can Theory Help Translators? is a dialogue between a theoretical scholar and a professional translator, about the usefulness (if any) of translation theory. The authors argue about the problem of the translator's identity, the history of the translator's role, the translator's visibility, translation types and strategies, translation quality, ethics and translation aids.



      Trade Review
      ... a work I will unreservedly recommend to my students. (Christine Pagnoulle, Perspectives) For practitioners, this book will be useful because it organizes a great deal of material about translation theory in a small space. For theoreticians, the book could be enlightening because it points out our lack of knowledge about so many aspects of translating. (Brian Mossop, Target)

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Is translation theory relevant to translators’ problems?; Chapter 2 Who am I? What am I doing?; Chapter 3 I translate therefore I am not; Chapter 4 What’s it all for?; Chapter 5 How do I get there?; Chapter 6 Is it any good?; Chapter 7 Help!; conclusions Conclusions;

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