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
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 pages)
• Disciplina: 428/.02951
• Soggetto topico: Chinese language - Translating into English; Chinese language - Translating
• Altri autori: LiuEric T <1949-> (Eric Tin-Kun)
• 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 scientific 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 reportage11 Case studies: translating autobiographical writing12 Translating fiction; 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.: 9910811813503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Thinking Translation