Information technology has increased both the speed and medium of communication between nations. It has brought the world closer, but it has also created new challenges for translation ?how we think about it, how we carry it out and how we teach it.
This book has brought together experts in computational linguistics, machine translation, translation education, and translation studies to discuss how these new technologies work, the effect of electronic tools, such as the internet, bilingual corpora, and computer software, on translator education and the practice of translation, as well as...
Information technology has increased both the speed and medium of communication between nations. It has brought the world closer, but it has also crea...
A Dictionary of Translation Technology is a comprehensive reference book that covers the major concepts and terms in translation studies and computer translation. It is a valuable work for both translation professionals and general readers. Main features: Extensive coverage of terms in translation studies and translation technology Substantial bibliography with 1,389 references and 235 website addresses Detailed Classified Index with 33 categories and General Index with 6,000 entries Useful appendix on machine translation history
A Dictionary of Translation Technology is a comprehensive reference book that covers the major concepts and terms in translation studies and co...
The last millennium saw rapid change, spreading globalization, and shifting populations. These have posed moral, ethical, and social dilemmas that have challenged the very foundations of our beliefs and radically changed our way of life. In this volume, some of the world's greatest thinkers in philosophy, music, religion, and the arts share their insights on the future shape of human civilization. How can old cultural legacies fit new contexts? Can there be a universalist values coexist with local differentiation? Are literature and music still relevant in a world where technology is...
The last millennium saw rapid change, spreading globalization, and shifting populations. These have posed moral, ethical, and social dilemmas that ...
The Dancer and the Dance is a collection of thirteen essays in translation studies. Unlike many similar collections that have appeared in the past decades, it is the product of theory integrated with practice; in it, the authors have steered clear of theorizing in a vacuum, making sure that their findings tally with what actually happens in translation; there is no attempt at putting forward hypotheses based on mere speculation. As translation theorists and/or translators whose specialties cover translation studies, linguistics, cultural studies, computer-aided translation, Chinese...
The Dancer and the Dance is a collection of thirteen essays in translation studies. Unlike many similar collections that have appeared in the past dec...
Two Voices in One: Essays in Asian and Translation Studies is a collection of papers by eight scholars of international standing. Concentrating on what really makes Asian and Translation Studies fascinating and worth one's while, it opens the reader's eyes to new horizons, horizons not found in collections or monographs that look at either discipline in isolation.In going through the collection, the reader will see how a translation problem can rear a yellow-ochre head, why a Chinese garden can become a source language text, and in what way a commentary can shine with Multiflorate Splendour....
Two Voices in One: Essays in Asian and Translation Studies is a collection of papers by eight scholars of international standing. Concentrating on wha...