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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818956903321

Autore

Wilss Wolfram

Titolo

Translation and interpreting in the 20th century : focus on German / / Wolfram Wilss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1999

ISBN

1-282-16388-4

9786612163883

90-272-9976-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Benjamins translation library ; ; v. 29

Disciplina

418/.02/0943

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting - Europe, German-speaking - History - 20th century

German language - 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 (p. [237]-248) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING IN THE 20TH CENTURY: FOCUS ON GERMAN; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. The period 1900-1919; CHAPTER 3. The period 1919 - 1945; CHAPTER 4. The period 1945-1990; CHAPTER 5. Professional fields; CHAPTER 6. The institutionalization of professional practice; CHAPTER 7. The present day; CHAPTER 8. Beyond 2000; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject index; the BENJAMINS TRANSLATION LIBRARY

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a historical survey of the unfolding of translation and interpreting (language mediation) in the 20th century with special reference to the German-speaking area. It is based first, on extensive archive research in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, second, on a large number of interviews with experts in the field of language mediation, and third, on the author's observations and experiences in the field of translation practice, translation teaching, and translation studies between 1950-1995. A specific feature of the book is the description of the social role of the language