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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780316903321

Autore

Samuelsson-Brown Geoffrey <1940->

Titolo

A practical guide for translators [[electronic resource] /] / Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2004

ISBN

1-280-82835-8

9786610828357

9781853597318

1-85359-731-7

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Topics in translation ; ; 25

Disciplina

418/.02

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; 1 How to become a translator; 2 Bilingualism - the myths and the truth; 3 The client's viewpoint; 4 Running a translation business; 5 The translator at work and the tools of the trade; 6 Sources of reference, data retrieval and file management; 7 Quality control and accountability; 8 Presentation and delivery of translations; 9 What to do if things go wrong; 10 Professional organisations for translators; 11 Glossary of terms; 12 Appendix; 13 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Directed at those studying languages and those with some language capability and thinking of a career change, this guide considers the practical aspects of the translation profession and how to set up a business.