Fundamental Aspects Of Translation

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Book Summary:

This concise and well-written text provides a deeper insight into the discipline of translation and discusses all the complexities involved in translation.

The book discusses in detail the process of translation, different types of translation, and theory and principles of translation. It also deals with different interdisciplinary subjects such as semiotics, linguistics, lexicography and socio-linguistics that contribute to effective translation. Finally, it explains the problems of translation and the techniques for evaluating translation. The book provides plenty of examples to make the concept clear.

The book is intended as a text for the undergraduate students of translation studies and postgraduate students of English, Applied Linguistics, and English and Comparative Literature.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 NATURE AND SCOPE OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 2 PROCESS OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 3 TYPES OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 4 THEORY OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 5 PRINCIPLES OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 6 TRANSLATING POETRY: A Process of Transcreation
Chapter 7 TRANSLATION AND CULTURE: A Semiotic Perspective
Chapter 8 LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION
Chapter 9 LEXICOGRAPHY AND THE TOOLS FOR TRANSLATION
Chapter 10 SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION
Chapter 11 PROBLEMS OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 12 EVALUATION OF TRANSLATION
Chapter 13 SPECIMEN EXAMPLE OF EVALUATION OF TRANSLATION
References
Suggested Reading
Index