Translating as a Purposeful Activity

Translating as a Purposeful Activity
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-13 : 9781317642367
ISBN-10 : 1317642368
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Download or read book Translating as a Purposeful Activity written by Christiane Nord and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: German-language approaches to translation have been revolutionized by the theory of action (Handlungstheorie) and the related theory of translation's goal or purpose (Skopstheorie). Both these approaches are functionalist: they seek to liberate translators from servitude to the source text, seeing translation as a new communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator's client and readership. As one of the leading figures in this field, Christiane Nord gives the first full survey of functionalist approaches in English. She explains the complexities of the theories and their terms, using simple language with numerous examples. The book includes an overview of how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas, and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting and ethics. The survey concludes with a concise review of the criticisms that have been made of the theories, together with perspectives for the future development of functionalist approaches.


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