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Title Empirical Translation Studies : New Methodological and Theoretical Traditions / Gert De Sutter, Marie-Aude Lefer, Isabelle Delaere
Published Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (322 pages)
Series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; 300
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM ; 300
Contents Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- 1 Gravitational pull in translation. Testing a revised model -- 2 The impact of translation direction on characteristics of translated texts. A multivariate analysis for English and German -- 3 Variability of English loanword use in Belgian Dutch translations. Measuring the effect of source language and register -- 4 The effects of editorial intervention. Implications for studies of the features of translated language -- 5 Phraseological patterns in interpreting and translation. Similar or different? -- 6 Contrasting terminological variation in post-editing and human translation of texts from the technical and medical domain -- 7 Exploratory analysis of dimensions influencing variation in translation. The case of text register and translation method -- 8 Typological differences shining through. The case of phrasal verbs in translated English -- 9 English-German contrasts in cohesion and implications for translation -- Index
Summary The present volume is devoted to the study of language use in translated texts as a function of various linguistic, contextual and cognitive factors. It contributes to the recent trend in empirical translation studies towards more methodological sophistication, including mixed methodology designs and multivariate statistical analyses, ultimately leading to a more accurate understanding of language use in translations
Analysis (Produktform)Electronic book text
(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft
(BISAC Subject Heading)LAN009000
Language Use in Translation and Interpreting; Quantitative Analysis; Sociocognitive Determinants
(VLB-WN)9561
Language Use in Translation and Interpreting
Quantitative Analysis
Sociocognitive Determinants
(Produktrabattgruppe)PR: rabattbeschränkt/Bibliothekswerke
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed May. 17, 2017)
Subject Contrastive linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
Contrastive linguistics
Form Electronic book
Author Delaere, Isabelle
Lefer, Marie-Aude
Sutter, Gert De
LC no. 2017020843
ISBN 9783110459586
3110459582
9783110457292
3110457296