Thinking Chinese translation : a course in translation method : Chinese to English / / Valerie Pellatt and Eric T. Liu

• Autore: Pellatt Valerie
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 428/.02951
• Soggetto topico: Chinese language - Translating into English; Chinese language - Translating
• Altri autori: LiuEric
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Translation as a process; 2 Formal Schema - the framework: titles, sentences, punctuation and paragraphs; 3 Growing the schema from small beginnings; 4 Translating technical and scientifi c texts; 5 Medical translation: persuading, reporting and diagnosing in the Western tradition; 6 Translating traditional Chinese medicine; 7 Translating for legal purposes; 8 Translating the business world: trust and obligation; 9 Translating the nation; 10 Author-translator collaboration: a case study of reportage ; 11 Case studies: translating autobiographical writing12 Translating fi ction; 13 Translation of traditional poetry; 14 Translating twentieth century poetry; Postscript; Glossary; Appendix; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Thinking Chinese Translation is a practical and comprehensive course for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese. Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as 'schema') contribute to the linguistic ability necessary to create a good translation. The course develops the reader's ability to think deeply about the texts and to produce natural and accurate translations from Chinese into English.A wealth of relevant illustrative material is presented, taking the reader t
• Titolo autorizzato: Thinking Chinese translation
• ISBN: 1-136-95448-1; 1-136-95449-X; 1-282-62916-6; 9786612629167; 0-203-84931-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791125203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Thinking Translation