Discourse in Translation

ISBN-13: 9780367732585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 222 str.

Said Faiq

Opis

This book explores the discourse in and of translation within and across cultures and languages. Offering interrogations of theories and practices within different socio-cultural environments and traditions (Eastern and Western), Discourse in Translation considers a plethora of domains, including historiography, ethics, technical and

Spis treści

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Foreword: Pragmatics on the hoof! Relevance as effort and reward

Basil Hatim

Introduction: Translation as D-discourse.

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1. Translating ‘translation’: What do translators ‘translate’?







Ernst Wendland












2. Theory and practice in the French discourse of translation







Richard Jacquemond












3. Specialist legal interpreters for a fairer justice system







Sandra Hale












4. Investigating mediation in translation







Hui Wang












5. Translation as the instigator of a new Arabic discourse in Islamic intellectual history







Gavin N. Picken












6. A toolbox for critical translation analysis in specialized discourse (English/Spanish)







Ovidi Carbonell Cortés












7. Types of connotative meaning, and their significance for translation







James Dickins












8. A case study of modality in legal translation: The Omani constitution







Mohammed Farghal












9. The translation of film titles in the Egyptian film industry







Muhammad Y Gamal












10. Strategic media misrepresentation and the Arab–Israeli conflict

Rajai Al-Khanji

Index

O autorze

Said Faiq, FRSA, is Professor of Intercultural studies and Translation at the American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.