1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792364803321

Autore

Chesterman Andrew

Titolo

Can theory help translators? : a dialogue between the ivory tower and the wordface / / Andrew Chesterman and Emma Wagner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-64218-X

1-315-76044-4

1-317-64219-8

1-282-49029-X

9786612490293

1-905763-59-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

Translation Theories Explored, , 1365-0513

Altri autori (Persone)

WagnerEmma

Disciplina

418/.02

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by St. Jerome Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Is translation theory relevant to translators' problems? (aims of theory - needs of translators - conceptual tools); 2. Who am I? What am I doing? (identity - metaphors for translation - history); 3. I translate, therefore I am not (visibility - authors - professional status); 4. What's it all for? (classification of purposes, types, readerships); 5. How do I get there? (strategies - unblocking - distancing - motivating); 6. Is it any good? (quality assessment - standards - norms)

7. Help! (translation aids - machine translation, translation memory)Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910819612303321

Titolo

Civil society and the state in left-led Latin America : challenges and limitations to democratization / / edited by Barry Cannon and Peadar Kirby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Zed Books, 2012

ISBN

1-350-21920-7

1-283-64103-8

1-78032-206-2

Descrizione fisica

xi, 241 p

Altri autori (Persone)

CannonBarry

KirbyPeadar

Disciplina

320.98

Soggetti

Civil society - Latin America

Latin America Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

State-civil society relations : case studies -- Localized conflicts in a globalized age : extracivism, social policy and participation in left-led states -- The global, the national and the local : broadening participation?

Sommario/riassunto

Timely and unique, this innovative volume critically examines the role of civil society throughout left-led Latin America. Featuring case studies from across the region, the book investigates to what extent these new initiatives are redefining relations between the state and civil society. A wide-ranging analysis of a vital issue, both for Latin America and beyond.