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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814641103321

Autore

Sofer Morry

Titolo

The global translator's handbook / / Morry Sofer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Taylor Trade Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-283-94060-4

1-58979-760-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

418/.02

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting

Translating and interpreting - Vocational guidance

Translating services

Machine translating

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Warning-Disclaimer; Welcome!; Introduction; How to Get the Most  Out of This Handbook; 1 The Uses of This Handbook; 2 Historical Overview of Translation; 3 Requisites for Professional Translators; 4 Translator's Self-Evaluation; 5 Translation Problems; 6 Translation Techniques; 7 Translation, Computers,  and the Internet; 8 Dictionaries, Reference Literature,  and Terminology Management; 9 Key Translation Areas; 10 How to Operate Successfully  as a Freelance Translator; 11 Sources of Translation Work; 12 A Career as an In-House Translator; 13 Training Programs

14 Oral Interpretation15 Translators' Organizations; 16 Translation: A Lifelong Career; Appendix 1 Dictionaries and Reference Literature; Appendix 2 Where to Find Dictionaries; Appendix 3 Foreign-Language Software Sources; Appendix 4 Sources of Translation Work; Appendix 5 Translation Courses and Programs; Appendix 6 Translator Organizations; Appendix 7 Translator Accreditation; Appendix 8 Professional Periodicals for Translators; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides everything translators need to know, from digital equipment to translation techniques, dictionaries in over seventy languages, and sources of translation work. It is the premier reference for all linguists, used by beginners and veterans, and its predecessor,



The Translator's Handbook, has been praised by some of the world's leading translators, such as Gregory Rabassa and Marina Orellana.